Okay, I'd love to join a masters group but I've never sum on a team before ... most have I think, and I don't know how comfortable/welcome I'd be because I suck (relatively).
Anyone have some stories of their first masters team where they had not swum on a team prior, but brought in the courage to join?
How did it go? How did you become comfortable and keep up?
Don't you have any triathlete friends who work out with teams? If you do, just ask one of them to take you to workout.
If you don't, the best way to contact a potential team is not to ask here. It's to visit your LMSC's web site and see what teams work out at times and places that might be convenient for you. The LMSC web site will give contact information (web site or email or phone number) for those teams. When you find one that interests you, call or email the contact person (1) to confirm that the information is correct, (2) to find out if there's anything special you need to know before you show up (e.g., where is the locker room, where to park your car or bike, how much to pay and to whom), and (3) to get the name of a specific person to look for at your first practice for greeting and orientation. Then go!
Don't you have any triathlete friends who work out with teams? If you do, just ask one of them to take you to workout.
If you don't, the best way to contact a potential team is not to ask here. It's to visit your LMSC's web site and see what teams work out at times and places that might be convenient for you. The LMSC web site will give contact information (web site or email or phone number) for those teams. When you find one that interests you, call or email the contact person (1) to confirm that the information is correct, (2) to find out if there's anything special you need to know before you show up (e.g., where is the locker room, where to park your car or bike, how much to pay and to whom), and (3) to get the name of a specific person to look for at your first practice for greeting and orientation. Then go!
