Well, first of all I would like to latt you all know that I have only ONE day 'till I swim in a meet (I swim on Sunday)!!! I have so many emotions going through me that I don't think I can describe it all! :)
Anyway, my question is, when I sent my application in for my seed time I put 1:38, that was my ok time, BUT now I can't go faster than 1:42-1:43, but am in a group of times 1:35-1:38.40 in the meet.....is that a big deal? Do I need to let them know that I am slower now?:rolleyes:
Any ideas? :help:
Thanks!
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You will have a blast. I don't think I have heard of anyone having a bad experience at a Masters Event as related to how your fellow swimmers treat you.
My goal is always to finish the race. One of my biggest pre-race anxiety is the fear that I will need to stop in the middle of the race because I can't catch my breath or I am choking on water or don't have the strength to continue. So far - so good. :)
I guess the whole thing comes from my very first meet at the tender age of 6. I was swimming a leg in a 100 yard medley relay and didn't understand the concept of a relay, i.e., one person swimming at a time. When the gun went off, so did I - even though I was swimming breaststroke. The parents thought it was about the funniest thing they had ever seen - especially when I past the backstroker in the middle of the pool (no we did not collide - we where quite small). Now that I'm older, I too laugh when I think of it.
You'll do great! Just entering the meet and swimming is a wonderful accomplishment by itself. Everything else is just icing on the cake.
You will have a blast. I don't think I have heard of anyone having a bad experience at a Masters Event as related to how your fellow swimmers treat you.
My goal is always to finish the race. One of my biggest pre-race anxiety is the fear that I will need to stop in the middle of the race because I can't catch my breath or I am choking on water or don't have the strength to continue. So far - so good. :)
I guess the whole thing comes from my very first meet at the tender age of 6. I was swimming a leg in a 100 yard medley relay and didn't understand the concept of a relay, i.e., one person swimming at a time. When the gun went off, so did I - even though I was swimming breaststroke. The parents thought it was about the funniest thing they had ever seen - especially when I past the backstroker in the middle of the pool (no we did not collide - we where quite small). Now that I'm older, I too laugh when I think of it.
You'll do great! Just entering the meet and swimming is a wonderful accomplishment by itself. Everything else is just icing on the cake.
