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 started at age 11 wearing nose plugs and could barely swim 1 lap of the pool. My best friend had just joined the swim team so I had to follow suit. I was horrible but stuck with it, she dropped out after 2 years. That's when I started getting better. Swam thru my sophmore year of college then quit in favor of getting a parttime job at the school computer center. I figured that would look better on my resume than swimmer.
At the age of 42 I had a back injury and as part of my rehab my chiropractor told me I needed to start excersizing. Swimming was the only thing I could do that would not agrevate my back injury, so I started back. It took me 2 years before I could actually bend over far enough to do a grab start off the block. Now, 5 years laters and I still have the back issues but swimming in the mornings has helped me to be able to have pain free days.
I am an interface programmer for a hospital in Savannah so I sit all day. In 5 years I have managed to lose alot of weight (about 50 lbs) in addition to feeling so much better than when I started.
I started at age 11 wearing nose plugs and could barely swim 1 lap of the pool. My best friend had just joined the swim team so I had to follow suit. I was horrible but stuck with it, she dropped out after 2 years. That's when I started getting better. Swam thru my sophmore year of college then quit in favor of getting a parttime job at the school computer center. I figured that would look better on my resume than swimmer.
At the age of 42 I had a back injury and as part of my rehab my chiropractor told me I needed to start excersizing. Swimming was the only thing I could do that would not agrevate my back injury, so I started back. It took me 2 years before I could actually bend over far enough to do a grab start off the block. Now, 5 years laters and I still have the back issues but swimming in the mornings has helped me to be able to have pain free days.
I am an interface programmer for a hospital in Savannah so I sit all day. In 5 years I have managed to lose alot of weight (about 50 lbs) in addition to feeling so much better than when I started.
