Should I go out for the swim team?

Question

I love to swim, however I have never done it competitively. I

've been told that I'm a really good swimmer and that I'm fast. The only thing is that I cannot dive! At all! AHH! I'm just nervous because I'm sure people on the team train a lot and are on other teams. Everyone makes it though. What do you think? Should I go for it? Also, what should I expect? Like, how many meets do you usually have and do you need to know all the different strokes? Thanks!

Answer 1

Do it!!!!

Answer 2

you should definitely go for it. if you don't make it, you can always try again.

at my school, we usually have about 10 meets and yes, you do need to know all four strokes. as for diving, just keep on practicing until you get over it :D

Answer 3

if your serious about what you do the go for it

if you can't dive;; try backstroke you can constantly breath ((unless your me and kick water in your mouth))

and it doesn't require a dive

you start in the water and you finish in the water!!

Answer 4

You dont have to dive or swim all the different strokes.  Go out have fun meet new people and compete.  I recommend trying to excel at one and the other strokes will just come to you  You will probably swim against all the schools in your conference plus a few meet  with like 6 schools at one site plus a couple other 3 way meets.  Good Luck

Answer 5

If you love to swim then you should definitely go out for the team!! You don't have to be the best diver in the world to be a great swimmer and I'm sure you'll get better at that as you do it more often.  There will be others on your team who do train a lot and are on other teams or members of swim clubs, but there will be a lot of people just like you as well.  When I swam in high school we usually had one meet a week but on occasion there were two.  And as far as the strokes go, you will probably have to learn them all and sometimes do them in practice but in meets you'll only have to swim the ones you're good at.  Go for it and have fun!!