Heres the scoop. I've been swimming for about 3 years now. My best times (scy) are as follows:
500 free 5:13.something
200 free 157.something else
100 free 52.8
50 free 24.38
100 fly 59.7
I swim between 20,000 and 30,000 yards/week now. I'm 20 years old, (male). My question is, do you think that with the right training and work ethic I could make a cut for the Olympic Trials in 2012? I would expect to train between 2 and 3 hours/day. I know it may sound a little crazy given my times now but I believe that with 6 years to do it, I can. My goal would be to qualify for the 100,200, or 500 free.
I'll be totally blunt with you, you need a coach now. If you go as long as you can without a coach (and given your goal) you are wasting your own time.
I gotta say I agree with Geek, tburk and others. You MUST have a coach.
Does anyone know of people swimming at the trials levels who aren't well coached and taking advantage of every possible training edge?
What's the old saying? A doctor who is his own patient is a fool ... Go for it, but don't go solo.
I'll be totally blunt with you, you need a coach now. If you go as long as you can without a coach (and given your goal) you are wasting your own time.
I gotta say I agree with Geek, tburk and others. You MUST have a coach.
Does anyone know of people swimming at the trials levels who aren't well coached and taking advantage of every possible training edge?
What's the old saying? A doctor who is his own patient is a fool ... Go for it, but don't go solo.
