Hey, solo swimmers! :wave: Welcome to the thread for all of us who train solo. Whether you train on your own due to a lack of a Masters team in your area (or for any other reason), this is our virtual locker room. Please post training tips that you think would be helpful, or anything else you would like to share with the rest of us. Have a rant? Go ahead and vent here! :rantonoff:
I'll start with a tip:
The most frustrating thing for me training solo is not having a coach on deck to evaluate my stroke and keep me on track, so I bought a waterproof camera and enlisted the help of my husband to periodically shoot video of all four strokes. Shooting underwater video became a knee/back buster, so I bought a camera mount and attached it to PVC pipe, so my husband could stand up straight to shoot underwater video. The camera gets dunked underwater, and he twists the pipe to pan the camera as I swim by.
Today, I bought a 2-pack of 12-inch "Gear Tie" reusable rubber twist ties (available at Home Depot), so I can tie the PVC pipe to the pool ladder (located in the corner of the pool) and shoot video myself. (If I angle the camera just right and keep it on wide angle, I can video me coming and going.)
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After each video session, I upload the videos to my desktop computer and compare my stroke to my favorite Go Swim stroke videos to see what I'm doing well (or not). I also post them on the Forums for feedback.
Ok, solo swimmers, what's your tip?
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I am now a solo swimmer too..I was training twice in a master-team but there are always some problems.
First: The team is not really a team..People who swim and train together are not automatically a team. If there are too much interest out there is hard to fit everyone to one common goal.
Second: The common training program don't fit me well enough. After almost ten years as a master swimmer, I have an understanding what I need to train and how to prepare for a meet in the best way.
Third: If you don't have people, who are better than you, you can't get better. Its a simple fact. People just try to pull you always on their level and not otherwise.
So, If I want improve and get better, I have to listen to my body and benefit from my experiences. So is better for me to train solo.
I am now a solo swimmer too..I was training twice in a master-team but there are always some problems.
First: The team is not really a team..People who swim and train together are not automatically a team. If there are too much interest out there is hard to fit everyone to one common goal.
Second: The common training program don't fit me well enough. After almost ten years as a master swimmer, I have an understanding what I need to train and how to prepare for a meet in the best way.
Third: If you don't have people, who are better than you, you can't get better. Its a simple fact. People just try to pull you always on their level and not otherwise.
So, If I want improve and get better, I have to listen to my body and benefit from my experiences. So is better for me to train solo.
