Hi everyone! I am planning to go to my very first (all of my life, I was never a swimmer) meet this month...and am freaking out already!!!!! Maybe I should back out before it's too late? See, I am not all that fast and have never performed a start dive from a block.:shakeshead: Our Master's coach is not all that great, he is a nice man just as a coach I don't think I benefit all that much. To my question of how to make my breaststroke faster his response was "Drink more coffee"!!!:frustrated: I did get a private coach to help me but not sure if that's enough..... What should I do? Are all the odds against me? I was looking forward to this meet when it was 2-3 months away, but now......The meet is in 3 weeks..... Help!!!!!:notworthy:
They will almost certainly open a sprint lane during warmups and you can work on your starts then. If it feels too intimidating you can start from the side.No one will care.Of couse you'll get butterflies in your stomach before the swims,thats natural.Visualize your swims for several minutes before the race Go through the whole thing in your mind including stepping up to the block. then swim.Enjoy your experience. You'll find the people are great.
They will almost certainly open a sprint lane during warmups and you can work on your starts then. If it feels too intimidating you can start from the side.No one will care.Of couse you'll get butterflies in your stomach before the swims,thats natural.Visualize your swims for several minutes before the race Go through the whole thing in your mind including stepping up to the block. then swim.Enjoy your experience. You'll find the people are great.
