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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Hi Gerdrick,
See...I told you that you'd get a nice flurry of warm welcomes and support.;)
And to answer your question...mosts meets are done by time...not by age. Unless it's a big championship meet like Nationals. That said...it's conceivable for a "20 something" to be seeded next to an 80 year old. A girl (lady on our team) in the 45-49 group has a long standing nemesis in the 80 plus division in the 50 ***. It's very funny to see her get all psyched up about racing in the same heat for fear of humiliation.
Don't pay any attention to the grandma comment. Maybe in jest this was said to inspire you to try starting from the blocks. Just tighten up the goggles and do it. No one will be watching despite what you may think.
Hi Gerdrick,
See...I told you that you'd get a nice flurry of warm welcomes and support.;)
And to answer your question...mosts meets are done by time...not by age. Unless it's a big championship meet like Nationals. That said...it's conceivable for a "20 something" to be seeded next to an 80 year old. A girl (lady on our team) in the 45-49 group has a long standing nemesis in the 80 plus division in the 50 ***. It's very funny to see her get all psyched up about racing in the same heat for fear of humiliation.
Don't pay any attention to the grandma comment. Maybe in jest this was said to inspire you to try starting from the blocks. Just tighten up the goggles and do it. No one will be watching despite what you may think.
