I was able to practice my starts last week with our HS Swim Team!!
WOW, talk about Day ja voo. Same HS, same coach, even swam in same lane as I did years ago...!
Starts went well, coach like my stroke. Back starts still need work.
Coach said they have 7th -9th grade and Varisty HS time trials on Tuesday if I want in on it, and an alumni meet with about 25 local master swimmers and HS Varisty. It's just a fun meet, 25yds, 100 yds, relay. He said I could do what ever I want it's up to me.
My 100 free just isn't where I want it just yet, so I'm thinking maybe to it just in the time trials. And stick to the 25, and 50's at the meet.
I did an easy practice yesterday, will go this afternoon and work harder, then go back to the HS pool on Monday to go over starts and turns again.
It was weird, I swim at the 'Y' same yardage as the HS pool, but at the pool I was puffn at 150 yds. Can do 500 at the 'Y'. I think it was just the aniexity I had going back after so many years.
Any sugguestion on how to prepare?
I recently swam my first meet in 25 years, after only 6 weeks of practicing. I was as nervous as I was at my first meet when I was 12. It all came back, it is just that some rules have changed since 1980 and as I was not used to racing with my goggles, I swam my first event 50 ***, with goggles around my mouth! (forgot to duck head on dive) My other three events went great. My times were decent and now I am so glad I have been able to swim competitively again. Good Luck and just enjoy it. Your times will give you a place to improve from.
I recently swam my first meet in 25 years, after only 6 weeks of practicing. I was as nervous as I was at my first meet when I was 12. It all came back, it is just that some rules have changed since 1980 and as I was not used to racing with my goggles, I swam my first event 50 ***, with goggles around my mouth! (forgot to duck head on dive) My other three events went great. My times were decent and now I am so glad I have been able to swim competitively again. Good Luck and just enjoy it. Your times will give you a place to improve from.
