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New to synchro
Caren B
Topic Author
299 posts since
May 21, 2009
What is the time commitment for a new synchro swimmer - including practices, competitions, etc?
~Caren
Maggie Brooks
Advanced Synchro Swimmer
2 posts since
Sep 26, 2009
#1 response to:Time commitment
That depends on how good you want to be. Min 1 hr 2X's a wk. In college my mom practiced 6 hrs a day (including in and out of the water training)
Becca C
14 posts since
Oct 11, 2009
#2 In response to:Time commitment
Jan 01, 2010
When I first started competing in synchro I was in tier 1 and we practiced 3 hours every friday. (1 hour dryland and 2 in the pool) Now I'm in tier 5 and we we practice 11 and a half hours a week (including dryland and in the pool).
Andrea N
Pro/Elite Synchro Swimmer
34 posts since
Nov 08, 2009
#3 response to:Time commitment
Mar 10, 2010
A new synchro swimmer might actually have more competitions to go to than someone who competes at national and international level meets simply because there are more smaller local meets available. The competition season for young beginners usually runs from January through the beginning of the summer with a meet every month or other month.
As far as practice time goes, it depends on the type of program you're in. A recreational program will allow time to keep your other extracurriculars, while a competetive program might limit the amount of other things you do.
At the least, I think beginners would practice twice a week and at the most, probably 5 days a week.
Samantha Richard
15 posts since
Jan 10, 2010
#4 In response to:Time commitment
Mar 25, 2010
Really?.. Nice, I learned a lot from those comments. Thanks
Erin Todd
77 posts since
Aug 24, 2010
#5 response to:Time commitment
Oct 28, 2010
How much swimming is there during synchro practices? As a swimmer, I think that's the only part of synchro practice that I could survive!
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