winning a swim team meet?
971339
It all depends on the type of meet, number of other scoring age groups, scoring system and what other teams you are swimming against....with all that said... anything is possible in competition, that's why we compete.
275044
My high school still requires freshman to take the swim test and if they can't pass it, they have to keep retaking it. In fact, all freshman and sophmores have to take P.E. and pass it to graduate. In P.E., we run 3 miles a week and play sports for an hour every Mon., Wed., and Friday. They even offer weight training classes as electives for sophmores, juniors and seniors. Our school has wrestling teams, basketball, volleyball, tennis, baseball, and track teams. Most of the kids in my school are pretty fit, but a small amount of them are obese.
61635
If you are trying to swim freestyle (crawl), switch to an easier stroke, like the sidestroke while you increase your endurance. If you can only swim 20m, then swim 20m, rest, and swim 20m again. Repeat that process.  You can time your rests and shorten your rests as you get stronger and increase the number of repititions you do each session. After a while, push yourself to do 40m between stops, then 60, etc.\n\nIn my experience, if you can work up to 400m without stopping, you will be past the point where you are struggling in the water.\n\nIt might be a good idea to have someone look at your stroke and tell you what needs correcting. If you are struggling to make 20m. there are probably a lot of things that you can do to make your stroke more efficient. Find out what they are and work on correcting one thing at a time. Find someone who's swimming laps when you are at pool, someone who's stroke looks good, and ask them to look at your stroke. Ask them what the worst thing that you are doing and what they think you should do about it. You'd be suprised how many people would be happy to help you.
656841
Well am a swimmer and have swam since i was little. I was always told to eat bananas, bagles, pasta, etc. All of those are good and help with your swimming. I knwo this isnt healthy but my coach always had me eat a choclate bar about 30 min before a race to give me energy, it helped alot!  Good Luck , oh by the way i would suggest not drinking pop the week before a swim meet or the day of one
216888
there's a 500m event?\nstrange, my boyfriend swims 400m, 800m and 1500m, but not 500m.\nwho knows - maybe you could swim it and set a new record in this new event
206167
All I would say.  You are so posed to be exactly alike in your moves.  What every body part the other swimmer has you must have that too.  lol\nIt helps if you can float also.
104740
Well...getting too involved will embarass your daughter and possibly even make it harder for her to stay on the team, which she obviously wants. Kudos to her for sticking withit even when it upsets her!\nMake your presence known to the coach but dont try to confront him or tell him what to do. I am a swimming coach, and when a parent goes out of their way to thank me or let me know they appreciate what I am doing, then I am more positive to the kids as a whole. Try being ridiculously nice to the jerk. Come a little early to a practice one day and watch the end, and then when all the girls go to the locker rooms walk up to the coach, introduce yourself, and tell him that the kids seem to be doing such a wonderful job and that you are so pleased with the progress they are all making. Making yourself as NICE as possible will make it harder for him to be mean to your daughter.\nThen, tell your daughter how proud of her you are for sticking with it even when its hard for her. This is a big deal for someone so young, and it says a lot about her character. Good luck!
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Swimming is a build up sport.\nstart off slow say 20 laps(without stopping)\ndo that for a week.\nNext week try 25 or 30. \nJust keep building it up.\nYou will eventually be fit enough to swim a few kms if you want.
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swimming or the kind with sticks and a table
392018
swim with thier mouths open
586920
This is a tough question to answer through this medium without being able to see you swim, but here are the most important tips on freestyle\n\n- good rotation\n- steady kick\n- high elbow pull \n\nif you can do those you will be better
780199
WOW that's really fast!!!!  With that time you will win every swim meet!!! \n\nActually you might want to repost under the running forum :)\n\nBTW you are already fast, and if you see potential to go faster go for it!
1132374
Thats the only kind of swimming that makes sense!! \n\nwithout racing there wouldnt be the satisfaction of beating the guy swimming in the lane next to you!
948126
Yes, I swam competitively for years.  Its great because it is low impact and wont hurt your joints.  I was in the best shape of my life when I was on the team.
359892
Take gallons of steroids and drugs and do a little exercise!!!!, just like any other athlete. You've got to be in it, to win it!!!!!!!!!!!!! and bribe the officials it helps
215834
i am a swimmer myself. Believe me when i say this. It takes a lot of time and energy outta me. The best way to get better at swimming is to first learn the technique of every stroke (freestylye, breastroke, backstroke and butterfly) then just practice. U may wanna join a club with a good coach to start you off. when you learn the technique start out slow making sure that ur technique is even and good. Then speed up but make sure you maintain your technique. If you can go fast without being sloppy and u maintain your technique, you will be a force to be reckoned with. Hope this helps
264361
I've had the same experience, my coach just left last week. There's nothing you can really do about it, life goes on. Stay on the swim team, because you never know what will happen. My friend quit swimming after her previous coach was fired, and she missed two whole years of a new coach, who turned out to be one of the greatest coaches in the U.S. There will always be hope for another swim coach, let him/her in and decide whether he/she is good enough, if not, ther are other choices. Wish you luck!