how to join a swim team?
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Contact the coach and he/she will help you! It depends on what team.
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In terms of the team, be a leader.  Encourage the other swimmers to train hard in practice, many of them will probably improve a lot over the season.  A lot of swimmers are new, and/or out of shape, so you might be suprised at the improvements.  Also, make the season fun.  Hold pre-meet pasta parties and joke around with each other and try to take the swim season less seriously and have fun with it instead of worrying about how good the team is.\n\nFor yourself, remember that even though you are on a team, when it comes down to it, swimming is a team sport.  It is up to you to swim fast, and the other swimmers can't bring you down (unless you let them bring you down mentally).  Train to go personal bests, and to win your evens at your championship meets, so you can have a good season even if you feel like the team might not.\n\nAnd stay positive.  I hope the fact that you asked this question doesn't mean that you are already thinking negatively about the season because of this.  A lot of things can change, and how good your team is isn't everything anyway.  If you let the idea your team will be bad ruin your attitude, it will ruin your season and slow your improvement.
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You will need to get training and certification from the appropriate organization (YMCA, Red Cross, etc...).\nYou will need training and certification in First Aid, Adult Child and Infant CPR.  You may even need a WSI certification.\n\nYour potential employers will more accurately tell you what they will require you to have.\n\nAlso, you need ot be a pretty strong swimmer to begin with.
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I think that one of the best tips is... join a team. This way you will get all the information you need (and from pro) as well as friends to share the long training sessions that are needed.
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Okay. So, if there is a local, "open" swimming pool in your town area, go there. Then, start at the deep end (not too deep). Hold breath in the air and then go down in the water. And just breathe, down in the water, just breathe. Breath with your nose and mouth. Just imagine being a fish, you know, when we were babies in the stomach, we breathe in water! Just do it. Don't be scared. When you breathe underwater, you are fine, soon the water would push you up when you're running out of oxygen or just kick your feet up if you need more air. Then keep doing this. It'll help you *immensley*. Once you learn how to breathe, things will get a lot easier. And just Try to swim or float on the water while breathing. So you are basically teaching your body to swim. Okay, during the summer, take swimming lessons in your local town area. You'll learn breastroke, sidestrock, FRONTSTROKE, BACKSTROKE, elementary backstroke, butterfly. Etc. But most importanly, just teach yourself a little, just be a fish! Just thing as water as your home.
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Swim under the water.  That builds up more endurance.  Go side to side in the pool.  You can probably go one way without taking a breath.  You definitely need goggles for this. Underwater is often the fastest way because there is less turbulence.
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http://parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/classes/swim.html#sherman\n\nhope this helps
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ok.. the expert swimmer above doesnt know how to kick freestyle\n\nFree kick is supposed to include some knee bending.. \n\nbut to answer your question: how to coordinate.. try this drills\n\nkick on your side, with one arm above your head and one on your side, and switch\n\ndo this for 50 yrds one side 50 the other.. then 25/25 then 12.5/12.5 then 8 kicks/8kicks.. then 6/6.. then 6 kicks one side 3 strokes 6 kicks on the other.. ( 36 drill ) and then start swimming normally\n\nThis progression will help you get used to kicking while doing your stroke and will help on your coordination\n\nI recommend if you want to see a good kick ( with great knee and ankle ondulation ) see Total Immersion, with alex popov
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As a swim instructor and lifeguard I can tell you that tying weights to yourself is a sure way of drowning. \n\nTo practice your swimming and to get stronger you will need to swim more then once a week. At least 2 to 3 times. Start at a small distance such as 500 total yards. You can break this down into ten 50 yard laps or five 100 yard laps etc.etc. Also switch strokes between the freestyle,breast stroke and back stroke.This will help your form as well as keep you from getting overdeveloped and having injury. \n\nAs for legs. Using a kick board you can do laps using the different kicks. Such as Flutter, whip and dolphin kicks. Adding fins will also help with speed and strength because it adds more resistants. \n\nTreading water while holding your hands above the water is also a good way to  get stronger. Do this for small amounts of time and work up. This is a favorite of my lifeguards. \n\nYou can also go to the US Swim Assoc. and they can help you get setup with plans. Also check out your local swim team.They are associated with the US Swim and can help coach you.
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Get comfortable with being in the water first, then try snorkeling...  the next step is to get proper training with a great instructor who's very patient.
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equip weights to your ankles and things on your hands that make it hard for you to swim.  those will help you out
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You can teach a class at the local community center or ymca.  you can volunteer at the school, or at a church.  you can be a "big brother" you can be a lifeguard.  you need to get involved with them.  coach a kids soccer team or basketball team.  First just walk around the neighborhood and get to know the names of any kids outside.  Remember where they live.  talk to their parents so they know you're not a perv.  start playing basketball on the driveways.  bring a basketball or frisbee with you to the park.  get involved with them.
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Ahhh the age old problems for a competitive swimmer.\nSpeaking from experience as both a swimmer, mom of swimmer and coach......\n\nSWIM!  cross training is always good but there is nothing that will keep you in shape for swimming except swimming.  So if you live in an area that has a YMCA or USA swim team they have year round swimming... in fact......\n\nYou could still join a USA or YMCA team right now make a couple of qualifying meets  and still make state if you were good enough.. Thier qualifying times will be different than High School swimming AND it goes by age category.. so 14 year olds and 17 year olds are in different events Usually..\nEasier to make state for some that way.\nRegardless... you will have your structures swim practices...\nSeasons for both end about Mid march, late march for state swimmers...\nThen there is a break til summer team...\nSO yu will still have a period..\nSimply make you own workouts and show up and swim.....\nIf you are not a YMCA member or cant afford the fees to join.. often times they can be reduced or waived... ask about it at the front desk. Ive known kids who did nto have to pay any team fees for Y team .\n\nI guess the big thing is that you keep swimming... even a 3 week break will huurt you.. There is not another sport that conditions you for swimming like swimming...\n\nGood Luck \n\nTry these links\n\nwww.usswim.org   \n\nwww.clubswim.com\n\n\nWismom
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This is interesting to me...\n\nIndoor:\n\nWhen I started as a pro player it was very tough because I had no where to start and a couple ideas.\n\nYou can get on a team in many ways:\n\n1.  The team knows your name and finds you directly thru etiher an agent or maybe your present team or your coach.\n\n2.  You contact the team directly.\n\n3.  Your agent gets a request for a certain type of player from a team.\n\n\nBeach:\n\nWell there really aren't teams in the USA. I mean you find your partner generally speaking by training with them or talking to them about it because you saw they play and thought you might play well together.\n\nI noticed in Europe that certain pro teams (indoor) were starting beach teams (2 people) that were sponsored by the team's sponsors and the team.\n\nAlso, I saw that there were actual beach volleyball clubs that had several teams of partners that trained together and competed on the national pro ciruit.\n\nAn agent can help manage and negotiate sponsorship deals for beach players.\n\n:-)\n\nFor an example of an agent's website is:\n\nhttp://www.esmgsports.com\n\nalso, a database for pro volleyball players can be found here:\n\nhttp://www.elitevolleyballplayers.com\nIt will be the only database available to house potential/current pro volleyball players.
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Well, since you posted this in the swimming category, I'm assuming you want to be a better swimmer.  I used to swim competitively and I'm only 5'5".  Try stretching to increase your flexibility.  Along with strong kicking (which you can work on by lifting weights), you should be a good competitor.
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Bring some children with you to the children's pool. First stand up in the pool. You will be like a giant. Slowly get used to the water and overcome your apprehensions.\n\nSee how the children enjoy themselves and how they come to you for help. Just have fun and play with them. Soon you will get used to the water and you will be one step closer.\n\nEveryone has fears and everyone has to learn to overcome their own fears.
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Try and ask about being a lifeguard.