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....
That's a great idea!
I made up my mind that I want to participate in meets, and one thing I'm nervous about is the block. I'm not big on doing anything head first, but I figure I just need to do it a bunch of times so that the fear factor subsides. My problem is the same as yours: Y=no diving.
Gerdrick: I've never swam competitively either, but I'm willing to give it a try. I attended a local masters meet just to check things out, and it was pretty laid back with swimmers of many different levels. Between that and listening to the encouragement of the others here, I'm going to train for it and give it a try. Congrats to you for going for it.
PS I'm slow too, but I am getting more comfortable with it. I can only swim as fast as I can. I recognize that I am and will continue to get faster, but also that I should have some fun with it where I am.
Good luck and have fun!
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....
That's a great idea!
I made up my mind that I want to participate in meets, and one thing I'm nervous about is the block. I'm not big on doing anything head first, but I figure I just need to do it a bunch of times so that the fear factor subsides. My problem is the same as yours: Y=no diving.
Gerdrick: I've never swam competitively either, but I'm willing to give it a try. I attended a local masters meet just to check things out, and it was pretty laid back with swimmers of many different levels. Between that and listening to the encouragement of the others here, I'm going to train for it and give it a try. Congrats to you for going for it.
PS I'm slow too, but I am getting more comfortable with it. I can only swim as fast as I can. I recognize that I am and will continue to get faster, but also that I should have some fun with it where I am.
Good luck and have fun!
