I just started swimming again after, oh, 20 years or so. I did 25 lengths my first day in the pool and thought I was gonna die, now a month later I'm up to 65 and feeling fantastic.
A friend of mine recently started running and we've been talking about how wonderful it has been to find an exercise program that we LOVE instead of just endure. She just completed a half marathon and is working toward running a full marathon. Her goal is to run the Boston Marathon.
I was a synchronized swimmer when I was a kid. I've never raced in swimming and I don't know that I'd enjoy it, but it would be great to have a goal to work toward.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Join a masters team in your area. Hopefully they can lead you to some meets you can try. Don't let a meet scare you in any way, they are great places to go share your love for swimming and meet others with a similar interest.
I did my first meet after only 3 weeks in the pool, a bad back (so bad I couldn't even bend down for a proper start). I looked at this meet as an opportunity to see exactly where my starting point was. Then I made my goals simple like drop a second on my 50 free or something like that.
Good Luck.
Join a masters team in your area. Hopefully they can lead you to some meets you can try. Don't let a meet scare you in any way, they are great places to go share your love for swimming and meet others with a similar interest.
I did my first meet after only 3 weeks in the pool, a bad back (so bad I couldn't even bend down for a proper start). I looked at this meet as an opportunity to see exactly where my starting point was. Then I made my goals simple like drop a second on my 50 free or something like that.
Good Luck.
