Don't all of those factors go into overall fitness? And I'm not sure pain is relevant.
I cannot buy that the word sprint can be associated with the 400 free.
I think she can qualify but I have to admit only a second improvement over a few months just coming back is a little bit of a dissapointment. Would love to see her get back to the top.
Maybe she is not rested for this meet.
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I'll go out on a limb and say she makes the team. Since the time she set records, there is so much more information about training and nutrition than there was at the time she set the records. Plus, according to top exercise physiologists, there are unique things about her body (can't remember exactly) that enabled her to set those world records. A freak of nature with modern training? A good bet as any!
Fort, don't you think getting back in shape to swim a world class 400 free is much harder than a world class 50 free? So much more yardage is involved.
Ten years ago, I tried getting back into 200 fly shape and just had to quit. It was too hard. I found getting in shape to swim a decent 50 fly to be much easier.
Definitely easier to get back into shape for sprints and as someone else pointed out, I believe it is accurate that cardio "goes" before muscle.
Uh, any guys swimming masters in her age group feeling "chicked"?
She's a HOUSE. She's a BIG FORCE OF NATURE.
I think that's my favorite. A force of nature.
I also am a force of nature, but need a little more organization.
Off to swim some distance at the piscina.
Gotta quit my habit of staying in the :bed:
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Maybe she is not rested for this meet.
This is exactly my thought...
She spoke about being on track and again - ahead of schedule to hit certain times.
So maybe she is swimming this fast unrested and plans a USA Swimming meet later in the year.
Heck, the first time she swam a masters meet, no one was in the pool with her. She might as well have been doing a get out swim in workout.
I can't wait to see her race some USA Swimming girls who can give her a race!
Then we can talk about what she can and can't do in the pool these days.
Uh, any guys swimming masters in her age group feeling "chicked"?For sure! I was in the heat of the 400 with her yesterday, she was in lane 6 and I was in lane 2, so I wasn't able to see her. Not that it would've mattered since she beat me by over 6 seconds (and it was a best time for me!). A couple of 20- or young 30-something guys gave her someone to race. I got a video of the 800 she did on Friday night at the meet (as a split request on her way to her 1500) and will post that later today.
My layman's assessment -- the trials cuts will be a piece of cake for her and she's got loads of time to get faster. I have no reason to bet against her making the team; she looks super-fit.
A couple of 20- or young 30-something guys gave her someone to race.
Some will say it was a race... but in my opinion, racing guys when you're a girl is not the same.
Looking forward to Janet's venture back into USA Swimming, but stoked she is starting here with the masters. Just like a few others before her have done.
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A second faster than her 400 a couple months back.
Y'all think she'll qualify for trials next year? Thank you and I'll take your answer off the air.
I think she can qualify but I have to admit only a second improvement over a few months just coming back is a little bit of a dissapointment. Would love to see her get back to the top.
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It can go both ways I suppose. The men's 400 free OT cut has actually gotten SLOWER since I swam in 1992. It was 3:58.6 (give or take a tenth) back then. What's up with that.....it's 20-years later!
Okay, so we've seen some sprinters of "older age" come back but when was the last time you saw someone come back in the 1500?
According to USA Swimming's list of OT Qualifiers (06/24/11)
Women
50 free 73 qualifiers
100 76
200 83
400 93
800 48
Men
50 free 90 qualifiers
100 86
200 83
400 77
1500 54
