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:
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Try contacting your local High School or College swim coach. They may let you practice your starts. That's what I did, at the "Y' you can't dive, so I go up to the HS and practice my starts. The coach should give you pointers if needed. You'll may be surprised how helpful they are and willing to let you practice.
Don't be afraid to ask, all they can say is "no" and I hear that all the time, it's "yes" you have to worry about. Because that means you really have to do something then.
Good Luck....
Try contacting your local High School or College swim coach. They may let you practice your starts. That's what I did, at the "Y' you can't dive, so I go up to the HS and practice my starts. The coach should give you pointers if needed. You'll may be surprised how helpful they are and willing to let you practice.
Don't be afraid to ask, all they can say is "no" and I hear that all the time, it's "yes" you have to worry about. Because that means you really have to do something then.
Good Luck....
