Should I do swim team?

Question

I am just going into high school and I am wanting to do swim team. summer team tryouts are at the end of this month and here is what i know already.

Backstroke- my best

Freestyle- really good

breaststroke- alright

butterfly- i suck

I am learning flip turns right now and improving my breaststroke and fly, I am just wondering if i am good enough to join the team. Does anyone know how difficult high school swim team is? thank you all so much.

Answer 1

yeah you should join the team, I don't know what it's like being in HS swimming but I know what it's like swimming with a HS swim team (middle schoolers and high schoolers are together) so yeah, go for it! Don't worry about your speed or your endurance now cause' you will get so much faster and better than you are now if you work on it really hard and give it all you got. There's a chance that most people on your team will be faster than you cause' they have have most likely been on the swim team longer than you have but just remember, it's yourself you're trying to beat, not anyone else :]

Answer 2

You should join swimteam.  I do it and i started off not knowing all of the strokes. The coaches teach you and they don't mind if you're bad. You learn a lot and you get a ton of exercise. I now love the sport and I think you should definetly join.

Answer 3

You should definitely do it if you want to, and apparently you already know a little bit about the strokes.  Everyone sucks at fly until you start swimming it in practice.  

I started in ninth grade, basically not knowing how to swim at all, and now I swim almost everyday on a club team and I am one of the best swimmers on my school team.

You're still young and you have plenty of time to be great at the sport.  If you have an interest, give if a shot, you might really like it and it will make you into a great athlete.

Answer 4

Definitely go for it, it's a great way to stay fit and get good, cooling exercise in the summer months.

You might be placed in a lower level of skill (especially since you're just entering high school), but with enough motivation and since you want to do it, you should move up very quickly.

Be warned though, most swim teams require a high level of commitment.

Answer 5

well i dont know how competitive your high school swim team is, but my swim team is no cut and it accepts everyone.

So many people who don't know anything about competitive swimming or other strokes they still join and they learn a lot of new things. And they also end up loving it.

So I do think you should try out because it will be a great experience. I'm sure that they would accept you since its not much of a team sport but more of an individual one. Also they will teach you things you don't know and will help you improve your techniques.

Also, swimming is awesome for your health and the best way to stay fit.

Everyone wants a swimmer's body. :P

Answer 6

only if you like swimming