uhhh, hi... i'm new here. and, in reality, new to swimming. thirty two years ago in basic training i had to learn how to swim to graduate. since then... no swimming.... last year (in december 2006) i decided to start swimming... i have no idea what kind of expectations i should have with regard to ability or progress.... at this point... i swim two to three days a week. typically, i swim one mile without stopping. currently, it takes me about 34 to 36 minutes to swim that. when i am done, i still feel relatively fresh... today, i went 1.5 miles.... 50 minutes.... the only stroke i know is the freestyle... can't do a flip turn to save my sorry carcass.... any suggestions... comments... ideas of what to look forward to... i have no idea if i'm any good at this, but it sure is fun... thanks in advance...
Goals are good. When I started swimming as an adult, I selected small goals. Things like learning a flip turn. Learning butterfly. Swimming 400 im in practice, swimming 200 fly in practice. Swimming 1000 in a meet.
I am liking the distance challenge USM is running. I am way down on the yardage list compared to others, but each month I see my mileage go up, and the consistency of my pool time makes me happy and motivates me.
So find things to focus on to attain. It can be getting to the pool 3 days a week for a month, learning new things, whatever motivates you.
Beware though, chlorine IS addictive, and you go through withdrawel when you are apart too long.:joker:
Goals are good. When I started swimming as an adult, I selected small goals. Things like learning a flip turn. Learning butterfly. Swimming 400 im in practice, swimming 200 fly in practice. Swimming 1000 in a meet.
I am liking the distance challenge USM is running. I am way down on the yardage list compared to others, but each month I see my mileage go up, and the consistency of my pool time makes me happy and motivates me.
So find things to focus on to attain. It can be getting to the pool 3 days a week for a month, learning new things, whatever motivates you.
Beware though, chlorine IS addictive, and you go through withdrawel when you are apart too long.:joker:
