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Aaron, Thanks for the tip. I noticed they have a swimsuit with big mesh pockets on the front that you slide over your speedo now. I haven't tried it but it looks like a good training tool. I wonder where in diving you would ever have drag when you needed to swim forward? :) The Masters is the best thing you can do to get into shape for diving. TB --- "Aaron J. Garcia" <aaron@nw*.co*> wrote: > Hi Todd, > > I swam Competitively from the time I was 8 years old > all the way through > High school. I don't belong to the masters swimming > program right now, but > I am planning on joining. I thought I would give > you a few tips on > competitive swimming. During workouts, you don't > want to wear things that > will "shave time" you want all the drag you can get, > so that you get the > most from the workout. In my USS swim team, we used > to wear 4 or 5 pairs > of speedo's at the same time to increase our drag. > When you compete, you > wear the swim cap, the smallest speedo that you are > not embarrassed in, and > so on (I've known the super competitive guys to > shave their > legs/head/arms/Etc.) But if you are swimming for > the work out, don't worry > about the swim cap. > > > At 06:34 AM 4/7/2000 -0700, you wrote: > >Al, > > > >That is an easy one. None. I have virtually no > >swimming experience whatsoever. The most swimming > I > >ever did was when I was a kid in backyard swim and > >when I had to swim a 440 for my NAUI ITC. > > > >When I did a PADI Crossover 10 years later, luckily > >they only asked me to do a 800 yard snorkel. (I > >actually grabbed a pair of 5-6 full foot fins by > >accident, I have size 10 feet, on that one. My feet > >felt like they were going to fall off after 100 > yards. > >If I would have quit I would still be getting a > hard > >time about it so I sucked it up and did it) > > > >I started by going to the gym and getting a little > bit > >of an aerobic base. I was able to adapt to Masters > >swim pretty quickly becuase I taught diving for 12 > >years so I am really comfortable in the water. > > > >I used to swim at a Y but swimming laps endlessly > got > >old real quick and I quit. The Masters will > challenge > >you by mixing up the workouts, having them coached, > >and also by seeing 80 year old me kicking your butt > in > >the lane next to you. You tend to put a little more > >effort into it when you see it. > > > >I have been going for a month now. I swim like > crap, > >my butt hangs out of my speedo, my swim times suck, > >and it gets harder each time because I am doing > this > >correctly. But I am getting faster, my stroke is > >getting more quality to it, and I have lost seven > >pounds and I am looking better. Plus I have more > >energy and time in my day. > > > >Plus being in the water on a daily basis, added > with > >the excersize will make you a much better all > around > >diver. There is some definent parallels betweent > the > >two sports. Plus you will start looking and feeling > >better. > > > >Based on my experience this is what I would > reccomend > >to you. Find a masters program in your area. Call > a > >local tri shop or running shop and ask them where a > >good one is. The one I go to has two sessions per > day > >6 days a week. > > > >Start going 2 - 3 times a week to start. After a > month > >start adding more days as you feel needed. If you > >haven't swam before you will be totally confused by > >all the terminology 8X100 IM, 4X250 BLD etc. Just > ask > >the coach and he will explain it to you. Or you can > >buy a book that explains it. People are friendly > if > >they see you there more than once and will answer > all > >your questions. > > > >You will suck at first. But you will get better. > There > >are many mornings when I haven't wanted to get up > at > >4am but it sets up your whole day and it is worth > it. > >The tough part is getting past the initial part. > Then > >it is easier. > > > >I don't wear a swim cap. I don't have long hair > > > >Hope it helps. > > > >TB > > > >--- Al Marvelli <ajmarve@ba*.ne*> wrote: > > > Todd, > > > > > > Ive been swimming at night at the local > facility > > > that has masters. Im just > > > not confident in my level of swim speed/ability > to > > > show up at 5am with the > > > big boys. What is your level of swim experience > and > > > speed? > > > > > > Also, do you wear a swim cap? and if so why, and > > > does it make you feel > > > funny? I cant bear to wear mine in public, even > tho > > > ive read they shave > > > time. > > > > > > thansk for your time, > > > > > > Al Marvelli > > > > > > Todd Baldi wrote: > > > > > > > Robert, > > > > > > > > It has just become part of my routine now. I > am > > > > getting in shape and feeling good for the > first > > > time > > > > in awhile. > > > > > > > > If you need motivation for it I look at the > people > > > in > > > > my office who sit there all day complain that > they > > > > can't lose weight, can't find someone to date, > and > > > > then go into the kitchen and scarf down three > cups > > > of > > > > coffee with cream and three chocolate donuts > > > before > > > > cleaning out the candy jar in the > receptionists > > > > office. Then they talk about Jerry Springer's > > > last > > > > episode all day (remember I am in Chicago) > That > > > will > > > > keep you getting up everyday and busting your > ass > > > in a > > > > pool at 5 in the morning and feel good about > doing > > > it. > > > > > > > > TB > > > > > > > > --- Robert Wood <rwood@sp*.co*> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I always used the excuse that I didn't > have > > > enough > > > > > > time to get out there. I now work the > regular > > > 40 > > > > > > hours a week, I am studying for the CPA > exam, > > > and > > > > > am > > > > > > about to enter a night joint MBA/JD > program. I > > > > > find I > > > > > > have cut out the stupid stuff (like TV) > and > > > > > > rescheduled my day. I get up at 4am get > to > > > work > > > > > by > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! 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