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!
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Why did you start?
When?
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About 2 years ago I was real heavy into mountain biking and my friend was doing lap swimming. Well in order for us to hang out, since he couldn't afford a bike and we like to physical activity, he asked me to come swim with him. It had not swam in ears other then swimming lessons as a kid. I still remember that first day. I was only able to swim a 25. A 50 was out of the question.
I went swimming with him once a week for the rest of the summer and he brought up the idea that we should swim Alcatraz, we live in the bay area, and I agreed. They had swimming classes at my college so I took those to get technique down. I had a good coach who pushed me cause he saw that I wanted to be pushed. That was when I truly began to love swimming, when I was given hard workouts and survived. It made me feel strong.
My friend backed out of Alcatraz and I did it alone. He doesn't swim anymore and I have been swimming with a masters team in Fresno doing doubles and love every second of it. I had my first meet in November, racing in 5 races and setting personal bests in all. I love swimming and can't imagine my life without it. I try to recruit everyone to the sport thinking they would have the same passion as me. I just get too excited. Any time I feel depressed or tired I think about swimming and what I need to do to get better and I can feel that little bit of adrenaline start coarsing through my veins and I fell better.
About 2 years ago I was real heavy into mountain biking and my friend was doing lap swimming. Well in order for us to hang out, since he couldn't afford a bike and we like to physical activity, he asked me to come swim with him. It had not swam in ears other then swimming lessons as a kid. I still remember that first day. I was only able to swim a 25. A 50 was out of the question.
I went swimming with him once a week for the rest of the summer and he brought up the idea that we should swim Alcatraz, we live in the bay area, and I agreed. They had swimming classes at my college so I took those to get technique down. I had a good coach who pushed me cause he saw that I wanted to be pushed. That was when I truly began to love swimming, when I was given hard workouts and survived. It made me feel strong.
My friend backed out of Alcatraz and I did it alone. He doesn't swim anymore and I have been swimming with a masters team in Fresno doing doubles and love every second of it. I had my first meet in November, racing in 5 races and setting personal bests in all. I love swimming and can't imagine my life without it. I try to recruit everyone to the sport thinking they would have the same passion as me. I just get too excited. Any time I feel depressed or tired I think about swimming and what I need to do to get better and I can feel that little bit of adrenaline start coarsing through my veins and I fell better.
