Janet Evans just swam a 4:22 for her 400 free

As far as time, distance and age for women, I looked at the USMS records page to get an estimate. I thought that would lead to a clear answer. I was wrong about the clarity. I got conflicting results. I just looked at LCM records (because I'm lazy). FIRST, I looked at what age has the fastest record. 50 yd ' records. On the other hand, some of the discussion here is Torres vs Evans. Torres's masters worlds records at age 44 are the fastest times for any age. Evans Age 40-44 record for 800 LCM is 11.62 seconds off the best time. Another is that, in the second method, I am comparing best times vs post menopausal times. (I think. I'm a little fuzzy on that.) Where perhaps what is being discussed are peak times vs late pre-menopausal times. *** My inclination to believe the second method and think older folks will do better at distance. This is strictly due to statistical considerations, and has nothing to do with the fact that I'm a 58 year-old distance swimmer.

As far as time, distance and age for women, I looked at the USMS records page to get an estimate. I thought that would lead to a clear answer. I was wrong about the clarity. I got conflicting results. I just looked at LCM records (because I'm lazy). FIRST, I looked at what age has the fastest record. 50 yd ' records. On the other hand, some of the discussion here is Torres vs Evans. Torres's masters worlds records at age 44 are the fastest times for any age. Evans Age 40-44 record for 800 LCM is 11.62 seconds off the best time. Another is that, in the second method, I am comparing best times vs post menopausal times. (I think. I'm a little fuzzy on that.) Where perhaps what is being discussed are peak times vs late pre-menopausal times. *** My inclination to believe the second method and think older folks will do better at distance. This is strictly due to statistical considerations, and has nothing to do with the fact that I'm a 58 year-old distance swimmer.