I had swimming lessons 14 years ago in Canada to the highest level. I have a decent sized pool at home that I swim in every summer and think I'm a pretty strong swimmer probably not really fast though but I love swimming. I don't know all the fancy strokes and all though but am sure I would be able to learn them (I hope). I always wanted to be on a swimming team but never tried to join one. Now I am going to be going to the a University as a transfer student from my local college. I have found they have a swim club (not swim team) that I am thinking about trying to join. The only problem is I've never had any experience being on a swim team or anything like that before. I am willing to work really hard this summer doing anything that might be able to help me out but am not really sure if it would be a wasted effort or not. Do you think it is “too late” for me to have any hope of doing anything like that since I've never been on any sort of swim team in the past? I don't want to make myself look like a fool. I would just really like to be in some kind of swimming activity like that but would completely understand if it sounds like too far fetched of a thing for me to do.
I should have really been on the swim team at my high school when I was in high school but I wasn't. I kind of wanted to be though but never tried to join. I don't think I could have handled all the people and wear would I would have had to wear and feel comfortable with myself (and no I'm not overweight). Now I feel different about stuff like that and don't think it would bother me. I am not very afraid to be in situations with many people around and think I could handle it but perhaps it is simply too late to start up with something like this since I am already out of high school and in college with no swimming team experience or training.
Please tell me what you think and don't worry about hurting my feelings or anything. If anyone thinks that in my situation it would be completely outlandish to think that I would be able to join the college swim club then please say so and I will take no offense to it.
24 May 2010, 9:01 pm
