Hi All,
I just joined the masters swimming group at my local Y. I swam competitively growing up before quitting my sophomore yr in college (good DIII program) but I've been out of the pool for the past 15 years. My goals are twofold:
1. Get back into some semblance of fitness so my kids dont think Daddy is a couch potato
2. Enjoy a little competition with like minded people.
I'm eager to get back in the water but could use some advice to get re-started:
1. Any equipment changes I need to be aware of or are people using the same kick boards, paddles, fins and pull buoys that I used 15 yrs ago?
2. Can you recommend a good practice suit? / competition suit?
3. How pitiful should I expect to be? I haven't exactly been a paragon of fitness over the past 15 yrs.
4. Any pitfalls I should look out for? I quit originally because of impingement in both shoulders (yeah- I'm a wimp)
I used to be a halfway decent sprinter (50/100 fr & 100 fly were my best events; anything longer than a 200 was the devil)- any idea where I can get a look at competitive times in those events? I just want to know what's respectable for a 35 yr old guy.
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I'm in the same boat here. I can tell you that it feels great to get in the habit of swimming every day again, but it might be best to not look at the clock for a while. I feel like I have made huge progress in 6 weeks, but I am still slower than dirt. (How slow? I did a 100 free from a push the other day in 1:04.)
As for getting a sense of how fast people are at 35, well, there are people here in Michigan who are as fast as they were in high school.
Hi Jeff,
have we met? do you swim in the morning or evenings?
I started swimming again after 11 years. I started a couple of weeks before the christmas holidays.
I'm in the same boat here. I can tell you that it feels great to get in the habit of swimming every day again, but it might be best to not look at the clock for a while. I feel like I have made huge progress in 6 weeks, but I am still slower than dirt. (How slow? I did a 100 free from a push the other day in 1:04.)
As for getting a sense of how fast people are at 35, well, there are people here in Michigan who are as fast as they were in high school.
Hi Jeff,
have we met? do you swim in the morning or evenings?
I started swimming again after 11 years. I started a couple of weeks before the christmas holidays.
