I'm kinda nervous I am swimming my first meet in 7 years tomorrow. I'm 26, swam from when I was 9 to end of high school, sparingly since. My last meet was freshman year of college (intramural meet). I am swimming 50y and 100y free. I used to swim about 25 secs on the 50 and 55 secs on the 100. I'm hoping to beat those times. Who knows though...I'm 30 pounds heavier (mostly muscle) from weightlifting, changed my stroke completely to total immersion style a month ago, but have not had a chance to practice much (only 1-2x per week the last 6 weeks or so not doing much yardage). I'll let you know how I do :)
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Good for you! I hadn't swum in a meet for 28 years when I swam my first Masters meet two years ago. Because you are much closer in age to your age group times, you might well meet your goals first time out. But don't be disappointed if you don't. You are embarking on a new adventure of Masters swimming, which at least for me has been about a combination of fitness, learning and technical improvement, new events, and working toward goals. I once worked toward breaking 50 in the 100 free; now I'm working on breaking a minute, but I'm having more fun!
Good for you! I hadn't swum in a meet for 28 years when I swam my first Masters meet two years ago. Because you are much closer in age to your age group times, you might well meet your goals first time out. But don't be disappointed if you don't. You are embarking on a new adventure of Masters swimming, which at least for me has been about a combination of fitness, learning and technical improvement, new events, and working toward goals. I once worked toward breaking 50 in the 100 free; now I'm working on breaking a minute, but I'm having more fun!
