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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It may help if you think of your first meet as just practice for your later meets. You'll still be learning how a meet works and how to race. This first meet will give you an idea how fast you are now, so later you can see how much you've improved. The slower you are now, the more potential you have to improve! If you can, go with a friend who has swum in meets before and can help you make sure you do what you're supposed to do and get to your lane in time to race.
It may help if you think of your first meet as just practice for your later meets. You'll still be learning how a meet works and how to race. This first meet will give you an idea how fast you are now, so later you can see how much you've improved. The slower you are now, the more potential you have to improve! If you can, go with a friend who has swum in meets before and can help you make sure you do what you're supposed to do and get to your lane in time to race.
