Out of curiosity, what brought you to swim?
I'm a fitness swimmer now and do OW races for fun. I began swimming as an alternative to running, I had taken a swim class in college that demonstrated routines and corrected my form enough to do well without getting frustrated or feel intimidated. When I had trouble running I would go swim instead. I began swimming regularly to train for the Long beach triathlon years ago. Now I enjoy swimming just as much as running...it's a new challenge as well as a great stress release for me. I'm just finishing up my credential and will be transitioning from a career in IT to teaching, which means that i'll be open to joining a masters team soon! Wohoo!
Here's the question....
Why did you start?
When?
What's your day job?
I began swimming masters 3 months ago. My last meet before that was in April of 1992 as a senior in college. I started swimming masters because I found a great club that has early practices (445am). I cannot make it to any other practices due to family obligations, so if that practice is dropped from the practice schedule this may be a short lived return to the sport.
But I have to give some credit to the performances of Phelps, Torres, Cielo, and others last summer, in that I realized that there are a lot of new techniques being employed that I was never exposed to as a younger swimmer, and therefore, I have absolutely no excuse not to hit my old times if I practice and use those techniques :D
My original introduction to swimming was when I was seven when my parents and I saw a flyer at our pool for swim team tryouts. I think it was a mutual decision that this was a good idea- I had a lot of energy and got bored easily hanging around my parents' friends, and my parents were eager to wear me out somehow. It was a match made in heaven.
I began swimming masters 3 months ago. My last meet before that was in April of 1992 as a senior in college. I started swimming masters because I found a great club that has early practices (445am). I cannot make it to any other practices due to family obligations, so if that practice is dropped from the practice schedule this may be a short lived return to the sport.
But I have to give some credit to the performances of Phelps, Torres, Cielo, and others last summer, in that I realized that there are a lot of new techniques being employed that I was never exposed to as a younger swimmer, and therefore, I have absolutely no excuse not to hit my old times if I practice and use those techniques :D
My original introduction to swimming was when I was seven when my parents and I saw a flyer at our pool for swim team tryouts. I think it was a mutual decision that this was a good idea- I had a lot of energy and got bored easily hanging around my parents' friends, and my parents were eager to wear me out somehow. It was a match made in heaven.
