Went to work out yesterday but all treadills, ellipticals, and weight machines were full. I've always taken my swim suit so I decided to do some lap swimming. It has been years since I've actually done some real swim training. I was able to complete 800 meters with backstroke and only 100 meters with freestyle. Now, I can honestly see why my coaches were amazed at my backstroke abiity. They were shocked to see I was stronger in backstroke than any other stroke. It's like this, can you run faster backwards or faster? We all know we run faster forward, except in swimming I'm faster in backstroke. I don't know why but I'm more relaxed when I swim using backstroke. It was my favorite of all strokes in swimming.
I'm thinking of joining the master's swimming program. This is a program for all swimmers over age 18 and they accept all levels of swimming. If you want to do competitive swimming or other programs such as lap swimming. I'm more interested in competitive swimming which means I've must do a lot to get in shape. It will be well worth the effort to get out there and compete again. I did it along time ago and I believe I can do it again. When I first started swimming I was 12 when I started training. Other kids in my divison were faster and knew all the strokes from years of training. I was coming in late which meant I had to play catch up. I caught up with them in speed, strength, and stroke achievement in under 4 months. That was dedication and I'm still proud of myself to this day. I began beating those who were coming in first place and I made so much improvement they had to give me the most improved award. I believe I still have that will and determination to go back and start competeting in the masters program by this summer.
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