I was just wondering. At what point is ones swimming career while they realise that they have hit the wall, and then sur passed it and they cant possibly go faster??
The reason I ask is because Phelphs is "retiring" after the 2012 games.
But then I see athlets go out and compete that are well into their late 20's and early 30's.
What is the averge prime age for a male swimmer before times start becoming slower???
I was just wondering. At what point is ones swimming career while they realise that they have hit the wall, and then surpassed it and they cant possibly go faster??
The reason I ask is because Phelps is "retiring" after the 2012 games.
But then I see athletes go out and compete that are well into their late 20's and early 30's.
What is the average prime age for a male swimmer before times start becoming slower?
If swimmers continue training at an elite level they probably peak in their late 30's to early 40's. It really depends on the swimmer's training, breaks, injuries and attitude.
Many Masters swimmers shared their times over time in life time best times and best times in each age group
Since it's old I'd love it if swimmers updated their times.
Many over 40 masters & have gone faster in particular events from one year to the next. It gets tougher to improve everything across the board.
Full body tech suits gave swimmers a bit of a bump.
Once swimmers are over 40 aging through each 5 year age group can take a greater toll each time.
Maybe Phelps is close to feeling burned out, maybe he wants to go out on top, and I'm sure he might want to do something different with his life. Over the years he'll probably discover there's nothing he'll ever do as well as swim. He'll probably retire after 2012, but I wouldn't be surprised if he came out of retirment for 2016, 20, 24, or 28.
Time will tell and times will tell
I was just wondering. At what point is ones swimming career while they realise that they have hit the wall, and then surpassed it and they cant possibly go faster??
The reason I ask is because Phelps is "retiring" after the 2012 games.
But then I see athletes go out and compete that are well into their late 20's and early 30's.
What is the average prime age for a male swimmer before times start becoming slower?
If swimmers continue training at an elite level they probably peak in their late 30's to early 40's. It really depends on the swimmer's training, breaks, injuries and attitude.
Many Masters swimmers shared their times over time in life time best times and best times in each age group
Since it's old I'd love it if swimmers updated their times.
Many over 40 masters & have gone faster in particular events from one year to the next. It gets tougher to improve everything across the board.
Full body tech suits gave swimmers a bit of a bump.
Once swimmers are over 40 aging through each 5 year age group can take a greater toll each time.
Maybe Phelps is close to feeling burned out, maybe he wants to go out on top, and I'm sure he might want to do something different with his life. Over the years he'll probably discover there's nothing he'll ever do as well as swim. He'll probably retire after 2012, but I wouldn't be surprised if he came out of retirment for 2016, 20, 24, or 28.
Time will tell and times will tell
