Hello,
I am a veteran runner, but new to swimming. I've always known how to tread water, but didn't have a formal swim lesson until about five weeks ago. I guess I've had about 10 lessons.
Thinking it would improve my stroke, I participated in a Total Immersion workshop over the weekend. Anyone who knows about TI can probably guess what my dilemma is now.....I was told to never go back to swimming the old way again.
Last night I returned to the pool for an already scheduled swim lesson with my regular instructor. I was a bit discombobulated, to say the least.
Today I spoke with a few co-workers who swim and got varied opinions on whether I should go the TI route or stick with what I've been doing for the past five weeks.
Please share your insights and experience with me!
Thanks!
Cheryl
If you are new to swimming do not join a masters group and just try to churn out yardage.
Any good masters swimming program will try to cater to the bulk of the swimmers paying to be a part of it. Many will have several options that a swimmer can select, so if they want to, "churn out yardage," they'd have that option, or one to work on technique.
While I generally perfer the yardage option, my group does even do days where everyone sprints. I think the total yardage today was 1800 to 2000, while other days it will be 3500+. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to work on my butterfly (drills, swims on long intervals, etc), something I really should do more often. We usually have at least 1 lane of technique at least once a week, depending on coaches.
If you are new to swimming do not join a masters group and just try to churn out yardage.
Any good masters swimming program will try to cater to the bulk of the swimmers paying to be a part of it. Many will have several options that a swimmer can select, so if they want to, "churn out yardage," they'd have that option, or one to work on technique.
While I generally perfer the yardage option, my group does even do days where everyone sprints. I think the total yardage today was 1800 to 2000, while other days it will be 3500+. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to work on my butterfly (drills, swims on long intervals, etc), something I really should do more often. We usually have at least 1 lane of technique at least once a week, depending on coaches.
