I assume that most of us believe that we could swim substantially faster, IF.
IF we won a huge lottery payout, or a IF some swim suit vendor decided that what they really needed was an ordinary masters swimmer to promote their product and paid us sufficient money to:
· Quit work.
· Hire an army of helpers to do yard work, clean the house, run the kids around, cook, do shopping, pay the bills, buy a reliable car etc.
· Hire a great coach.
· Hire a personal trainer.
· Buy access to our own lane at a great weather-proof pool to match our schedule - and that of a few great training partners.
· Hire a masseuse.
· Hire a dietician.
· ...
But that aint 'gonna happen, so I put forth this hypothetical:
Consider your best times in your two best events over the last two years.
Given the current constraints on your lifestyle, (training time, sleeping time, ...) if you did your best to improve in those two events, how much do you believe you could lower your times over the next year or so.
To Whom It May Concern,
You wish you were this good! This is what the new FINA all-time Top Ten list is going to look like:
50 M. FLY
34.53 DIANN UUSTAL USA 2013
36.36 CHRISTEL SCHULZ GER 2005
36.66 JUDY WILSON FRA 2010
36.71 MICHIE DOI JPN 2009
36.79 YOSHIKO OSAKI JPN 2003
37.10 BRIGITTE MERTEN GER 2011
37.31 LYNETTE STEVENSON AUS 2011
37.58 KIRA MAKAROVA RUS 2012
38.06 JOY WARD USA 2007
38.09 HISAKO SATO JPN 2000
Jeepers! She's got nearly 2 seconds on #2. In a 50! That's what you call total dominance!
Anything is possible!:banana: :banana::banana:
To Whom It May Concern,
You wish you were this good! This is what the new FINA all-time Top Ten list is going to look like:
50 M. FLY
34.53 DIANN UUSTAL USA 2013
36.36 CHRISTEL SCHULZ GER 2005
36.66 JUDY WILSON FRA 2010
36.71 MICHIE DOI JPN 2009
36.79 YOSHIKO OSAKI JPN 2003
37.10 BRIGITTE MERTEN GER 2011
37.31 LYNETTE STEVENSON AUS 2011
37.58 KIRA MAKAROVA RUS 2012
38.06 JOY WARD USA 2007
38.09 HISAKO SATO JPN 2000
Jeepers! She's got nearly 2 seconds on #2. In a 50! That's what you call total dominance!
Anything is possible!:banana: :banana::banana:
