Since I have been back swimming I have read a number of threads, comments, articles, where adults are swimming and working out with the local USS age group team.
This has been something I have considered for quite some time for all of the obvious advantages, but I have taken no action because of my slowness, fatness and old ageness.
I can't believe it, but I finally got the nerve up to contact the local USS swim coach to see if I could workout with the team and she said yes! I'm scared and excited all at the same time.
For those of you who swim with the age groupers, is there anything I should know? Any advice?
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Thanks Alison! The jury is still out regarding my opinion of the coaching staff. However, the Coach that sent me the email message was extremely friendly and was genuinely happy to have me. She told me that she would love to start a Masters Program in my area.
However, the first thing out of the Assist Coach's mouth was "just how old are you?" To which I replied, "How old are YOU?"
I would compare the swim team to a summer league team. There were no more then 4-5 "serious" swimmers and the rest seemed to be there because it was something to do.
I think the coach's stop the set when the fastest kid finishes so they don't have to come up with separate workouts for different speeds/ages. The evening practice includes all age groups. The morning practices are divided up according to speed, but my work schedule is such that a.m. practices don't work out. (no pun intended).
The workouts were completely different then the ones I use on this website. When I swim on my own, I'm usually out of breath and working hard, but don't swim more then 3200 yards. This first workout, I don't think I swam "hard" but I definitely swam more yardage - around 4000 or a little more. I can certainly feel it in my arms today, but just a little muscle soreness, nothing bad.
The best part was that the high school where we swim is less then 5 mins from my house. Surprisingly, the kids either didn't really notice me (goggles are great at hiding the laugh lines) or they didn't care because only 2 kids had any reaction to my presence.
Thanks Alison! The jury is still out regarding my opinion of the coaching staff. However, the Coach that sent me the email message was extremely friendly and was genuinely happy to have me. She told me that she would love to start a Masters Program in my area.
However, the first thing out of the Assist Coach's mouth was "just how old are you?" To which I replied, "How old are YOU?"
I would compare the swim team to a summer league team. There were no more then 4-5 "serious" swimmers and the rest seemed to be there because it was something to do.
I think the coach's stop the set when the fastest kid finishes so they don't have to come up with separate workouts for different speeds/ages. The evening practice includes all age groups. The morning practices are divided up according to speed, but my work schedule is such that a.m. practices don't work out. (no pun intended).
The workouts were completely different then the ones I use on this website. When I swim on my own, I'm usually out of breath and working hard, but don't swim more then 3200 yards. This first workout, I don't think I swam "hard" but I definitely swam more yardage - around 4000 or a little more. I can certainly feel it in my arms today, but just a little muscle soreness, nothing bad.
The best part was that the high school where we swim is less then 5 mins from my house. Surprisingly, the kids either didn't really notice me (goggles are great at hiding the laugh lines) or they didn't care because only 2 kids had any reaction to my presence.
