i have been reading a lot of the posts herein.... and it has occurred to me... (and this will surely betray my newbie-ness) there are an awful lot of abbreviations and terms used that leave me essentially having no clue what was said.... is there a book out there someplace "swimese for dummies" or the like? i speak several languages, sadly swimese is not yet among them.....
i can swim two miles comfortably, and have energy left over after to go run three miles... but decode the posts on this board?....
any reference/resource suggestions gladly accepted...
thanks.
be,
jim
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wow! thanks for all the responses... it helps tremendously. i'd ask my coach.... but i don't have one! the closest team is 90 miles away.... out here, it seems the attitude is "swimming? nah, that's something the kids do in the summer."
so... the language, the technique and the like.. all self taught.
i've asked the local Y (only 25 miles away) if they've ever worked with USMS... the manager said no, and implied she wasn't inclined to because of the time commitment required and her staff already stretched... she said she'd consider it if it was volunteer coordinated....
anybody from around grays harbor washington?
thanks again,
be,
jim
wow! thanks for all the responses... it helps tremendously. i'd ask my coach.... but i don't have one! the closest team is 90 miles away.... out here, it seems the attitude is "swimming? nah, that's something the kids do in the summer."
so... the language, the technique and the like.. all self taught.
i've asked the local Y (only 25 miles away) if they've ever worked with USMS... the manager said no, and implied she wasn't inclined to because of the time commitment required and her staff already stretched... she said she'd consider it if it was volunteer coordinated....
anybody from around grays harbor washington?
thanks again,
be,
jim
