Sorry, didn't mean to sound....well, mean. I swam masters for several years and am thinking about getting back into it. Although I showed up with decent technique I was pretty out of shape when I started and was certainly not with the fast guys. As a matter of fact it was about 2 or 3 years later that I had finally gotten myself into the fast lane.
We had a lot of people of various abilities swimming with masters. We were all friends and I always felt like the better swimmers were more than happy to help the slower ones. We also had a coach who developed programs for every need. She would spend a little time with the faster swimmers (pushing us) and spend most of her time with slower swimmers helping them on technique. I recommend it because it was a really friendly atmosphere. I can't say that for all programs but you won't know until you give it a try.
As a side note, I never knew much about total immersion until one of the guys I was swimming with started the program. He actually went backward in ability for quite some time. So it's probably not for everyone but may be good for a beginner.
Anyway, Call the Masters Coach and see if he/she will let you try it out for a week or two. Can't hurt.
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