Day 6: Recap

Today was MY day.  After a disapointing threshold set on Monday, Tuesday was kicking :)

There are few sets I can say I actually excel at.  Kicking may actually be the only type of set.  I am proud to say I held my own today.  The kick set was 4,000 meters and I was among the fastest kickers in the pool the entire set.  It was the first day where I really felt confident in the water among these other competent athletes.  There are DEFINITELY some fast kickers on this team.  A few of them make me look downright slow.  I hate to compare myself so much, but this week is all about how I fit on the team, so I feel it's only natural to gauge my speed and abilities in relation to others who have earned their spot in the program.

We did everything between 50's and 400's kick.  I was swimming second in my lane of three swimmers.  I'm still not confident enough to take the #1 spot while I'm so new to the team.  I actually think it would be a little insulting to others.  If I have the speed to lead a set someday, I'll wait until I feel it's appropriate.

The unfortunate portion of today was that the head coach was out of town at a coach's conference, so really the ONE day I excel, he wasn't around to witness it.  If the "one week trial" is a firm 7 days, tomorrow will be my final day of tryouts.  Overall I feel that I held my own on the team.  At times I struggled but overall I think I've made massive progress in one short week.  With a few more weeks of training I'm confident I could improve my times and fit in the team just fine.  It will be up to the coaching staff if they see that potential in me.  Based on what I've learned about the coaching techniques as well as the team and training dynamics, I would be honored to be part of Club Wolverine Elite Team.  We'll see how it goes tomorrow!