How many of you swim on your own and have had success stories? Masters PB's or better, perhaps? What difficulties do you face on your own?
I have often heard people give the advice to join a team, stating that the friendly competition is good motivation. Is it possible to be motivated enough whilst training by yourself and really excel?
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How experienced do you have to be join a team? What does ones fitness level have to be like? I just started swimming again 3 or so weeks ago, initially to lose some weight, but I have fallen in love with it. I know how to "swim" in the recreational, not exactly 100% proper technique sense, and am working hard at trying to get better, as I would like to enter some OW swims/friendly competitions one of these years. So in that sense, I think I would benefit from some coaching and teamwork (not unless someone has a better suggestion). I am in Canada though, so I am not sure how and if our Masters groups differ from the U.S ones.
How experienced do you have to be join a team? What does ones fitness level have to be like? I just started swimming again 3 or so weeks ago, initially to lose some weight, but I have fallen in love with it. I know how to "swim" in the recreational, not exactly 100% proper technique sense, and am working hard at trying to get better, as I would like to enter some OW swims/friendly competitions one of these years. So in that sense, I think I would benefit from some coaching and teamwork (not unless someone has a better suggestion). I am in Canada though, so I am not sure how and if our Masters groups differ from the U.S ones.
