With some recent talk about coaches, accomodating to swimmers, and swimmers obeying coaches, I thought I'd post a poll.
So who is receiving coached workouts? Do you like him/her? Do you like his/her workouts? Do they pay you attention, criticize and advise, or do they like to sit and read, or flirt with other swimmers/lifeguards?
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I had the good fortune of having great coaches from age 16-22. Maybe I am naive, but I don't think that swimming has changed so much over the past 20(!) years that I can't use what I learned then and train myself.
Plus, at age 40+, "I know what I want , and I know when I want it". So training with a group would probably lead me to conclude I was doing all sorts of stuff that was not relevant to achieving my goals.
I had the good fortune of having great coaches from age 16-22. Maybe I am naive, but I don't think that swimming has changed so much over the past 20(!) years that I can't use what I learned then and train myself.
Plus, at age 40+, "I know what I want , and I know when I want it". So training with a group would probably lead me to conclude I was doing all sorts of stuff that was not relevant to achieving my goals.
