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...
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isobel... thank you for the suggestion.... i live a loooooonnnnnnngggg way from the nearest team.... about 90 miles give or take. that may not be a viable option... i am hoping there will be more old duffers like me that would like to get something going out here on the coast.... in the mean time.... i have to admit... i do kinda like the solitude of those laps...
thanks again to everybody for the responses.... i think i will be enjoying this forum.....
went swimming again today..... another mile down... perhaps it is time for a few goals for the year.... like 100 miles ?
be well,
jim
I don't think your question is dumb at all. I'm new to this too, and while I feel silly asking a beginner question sometimes, the people here have so many answers and really good advice.
I'm at a similar point. I achieved my first goal and am still fishing around for my next. I got some ideas from this thread, so thanks for posting the question.
Goals are great when you start swimming. But keep them within reach.
When you say 100 miles - I hope that is total accumulated through the year and not at once!
You might really like the go the distance challange. Check it out under the fitness events.
www.usms.org/.../gothedistance
michelle, PUHleeeeeezzzeee.... i am 50 years old. i try to avoid creating goals that set one up for failure..... the goal of 100 miles is cumulative. a reasonable goal for a single swim distance this year is probably three miles.... i'll keep you posted.
