...to take part in an event and not totally embarrass myself?
I am not thinking of winning...just having a reason to train by competing locally. Does that make sense?
You nutcases are beginning to inspire me.. ;) hehe
I'm super slow, but had a lot of fun at the meet I attended last year and because I was the only person in my age group received a ribbon!
My first swim meet experience was at the local Senior Games last year and I was hooked. While my times doing the 50 and 100 free all out were others' easy pace, they were way better than I expected.
Did a senior games meet this year that was very low-key/laid back and even tried the 100 IM which wasn't just brave for me... it was downright insane! :D I was DEFINITELY the last out of the water in that IM, but I felt pleased that I'd gotten out of my comfort zone, tried something different.
As for turns, after getting to the point where I could do flip turns (nervously), I lost the art when one of my flip turns had me twisted into a knot and suffering from a leg cramp and struggling to resurface. But in a recent swim clinic I attended, one of the instructors showed me how to get the most out of an open turn. She also said that a person with a good open turn could be quite competitive with the "flip turners." I still hope eventually to lose my fear of flip turns, but it was good to know that open turns didn't necessarily consign me to slow swimming.
I'm super slow, but had a lot of fun at the meet I attended last year and because I was the only person in my age group received a ribbon!
My first swim meet experience was at the local Senior Games last year and I was hooked. While my times doing the 50 and 100 free all out were others' easy pace, they were way better than I expected.
Did a senior games meet this year that was very low-key/laid back and even tried the 100 IM which wasn't just brave for me... it was downright insane! :D I was DEFINITELY the last out of the water in that IM, but I felt pleased that I'd gotten out of my comfort zone, tried something different.
As for turns, after getting to the point where I could do flip turns (nervously), I lost the art when one of my flip turns had me twisted into a knot and suffering from a leg cramp and struggling to resurface. But in a recent swim clinic I attended, one of the instructors showed me how to get the most out of an open turn. She also said that a person with a good open turn could be quite competitive with the "flip turners." I still hope eventually to lose my fear of flip turns, but it was good to know that open turns didn't necessarily consign me to slow swimming.
