What do they do? Obviously, they swim. But I don't need to join a team to swim, do I? So what exactly are the benefits?
Also, if I would start to swim competitions, would I really have to wear the Speedos? Or jammers, for that matter?
2006-09-02 13:59:35 · 10 answers · asked by Ti 3 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving
benifits are that you would have a structured workout to help you get into great shape, you will get faster, and make friends in a society that only a small percentage of the world is a member. also, i would reccomend wearing a speedo or jammer as the drag of trunks slows you down, but can actually hurt you in the long run, you should be proud of your body and show it off anyway, and no you do not have to shave your body hair... also, someone said 100 laps is alot, its now, in high school, our warmups in practice are usually in the range of 3000 yards or 120 laps, and the total practice is somewhere between 8000 and 12000 yards
2006-09-02 17:06:49 · answer #1 · answered by roadtrip088 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joining a swim team is hard work and I'm not just talking about the hours.
When you swim with your fellow teammates you HAVE TO swim FAST (unless all of you decide to be slow for that day) since our coach makes us swim together on his whistle and it looks really bad if you are always the last one.
Benefits: Oh yeah don't worry about it you'll definately get bigger lung capacity.
During practice the guys wear jammers since the girls point at us if we wear speedos lol. We wear speedos during meets though.
2006-09-02 23:28:11 · answer #2 · answered by -WANTED- 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be a swimmer in competition, you must be a member of the USAA. This is something you pay for through your team. Teams are invited to meets, the bigger the team the more meets, the more meets, the more opportunities to advance to regionals, Jr and Sr nationals, etc. If you are an independent swimmer you will never see the meets you need to swim as most meet regs state that a swimmer must be represented by a team. That is just the legistical. To be a swimmer on a team you will be swimming an average of 8 miles a workout if not more (if you have two work outs a day). Your teammates tend to "egg" you on to work harder than you ever could alone. Your coach is there to ensure that the weaknesses you have are focused on, and a lot of work is given to stroke, turn, and start techniques. Unless you have experience in competitive swimming, the liklihood of writing a workout for yourself that is challenging enough without over doing it and risking injury is very low. The bottom line is that a serious swimmer NEEDS a team and a coach to advance.
2006-09-02 22:50:25 · answer #3 · answered by Lissa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We swim lots and lots of laps. It's not the lala fun that everyone thinks it is. Trust me. I've been swimming for many years. And yes, you have to wear the jammers. But PLEASE don't the wear those gross "speedos" as most people know them as. Even competitive swimmers think they're gross too.
BUT, I don't want to discourage you from joining a swim team. Even though the practices are hard, they're really fun. The swimmers are great to hang out with and the coaches are great too. It's a great workout, and it's a great feeling to get faster every day. It's LOTS of fun. I would never quit for the whole world. You should join a swim team.
2006-09-03 02:58:04 · answer #4 · answered by Jess 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am a competitive swimmer and you don't NEED to join a swim team. It's just a sport. It's your choice. You wear speedos to competitions and jammers to practice.
2006-09-05 19:49:12 · answer #5 · answered by Danielle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay.... im a competitive swimmer swimming in North york, Toronto ...
in short what swim clubs do is they train, depending on your skill you will be put in a group with ppl of your swimming ability, the coach will work out a swimming program involving swimming dryland and weights. you dont just swim up and down like most ppl think... its a very complecated thing. anyways the benefits are you have motavation to exersice from someone other than yourself... you have a professional working out things for you to do that would benifit you the most. and if your want to compeat, its the only ways to go....
and for the swim wear thing.... you can wear what ever you want... no one is gunna make you wear speedos or jammers or fast skins, but youll find its 100 times faster, and its not weird if everyone does it.
hope i helped
2006-09-03 06:46:54 · answer #6 · answered by Armin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
basically its a way to prove how fast you are. I mean if you only swim by yourself or compeitivly with your friends you won't get any faster. On the team you compete against other teams' fast swimmers but also your team.
Speedos, jammers and the spandex long pants (don't know the name) shave your time tremendously. I don't think its a law, but again, every swimmer wears one to cut time...also shave your body, it cuts down time as well ( I only do it for county's, district's and regional's)
2006-09-02 21:11:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is a competitive swimmer. You don't just have to swim, but you have to swim A LOT, he does like 100 laps per day. He is being looked at by several colleges for scholarship. Not only do you have to wear speedos,but you have to shave your body hair too!
2006-09-02 21:06:27 · answer #8 · answered by Suqui 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well yes you do but the maxium $ amount is 20$ for registeration. You get bigger muscles and lungs. Yes you do. You can also wear a square cut. Because of Drag you can't wear boardshorts. This is the square cut http://www.internationaljock.com/aussiebum-commando-swim-scuba,8572.html
2006-09-04 08:04:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the end of the day you get the satifaction of knowing that you swam XX laps and improved by X seconds.
And it makes me so tired that I get to sleep the moment my head hits the pillow lol.
2006-09-03 16:06:29 · answer #10 · answered by so what if i am suck up 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋