Should I join the swim team?

Question

Well, first off. I'm a freshmen in high school and I've been interested in joining the swim team mostly because I thought it might look good on my college application. I can do the crawl stroke very well including the breathing and backstroke decently. The thing is I'm not very good at breaststroke at all. I don't know anything about competitive swimming to be honest but is the breast stroke must? Should I join anyway if it is?

If I do, what workout would you recommend? I'm a girl so I'm not really into lifting weights or anything like that. I don't have any memberships to any pools nearby and the school pool is closed for a while but I do want to get in better shape before swimming starts. The last time I swam was around October. I've been running 1-2 miles a day. Is that good enough or should I do more to get better?

Answer 1

A high school swim team is a lot of work. Morning swims before class, swims after school, running and lifting weights (yes - even for girls). The strokes are crawl, backstroke, fly and breast. And yes you will need to learn them all, but no one is good at every last one of them. Most teams require that you keep your grades up, attend all swim meets that you are suppose to go to and be a good sport if you lose.

Most kids swim all four years but a few do drop out - usually because their grade suffer. But most find it well worth while.

Answer 2

I think u should join the swim team again. And yes it does help u run better and keep u in shape. I know u say ur not really good but by the time the end comes around u will be better. The only way u can get better is practicing!!!!! U will make friends almost automatically bc ur spending a lot of time with them. And it's only about a month and a half long. i'm signing up for mine and u should sign up for urs. o.. and u will no the coaches from 2 years ago.. ok well any PLEASE let me know what u decide!!! i hope this helps!!!