Can someone start at 31 with the intent to compete?

Of course! I learned how to swim as a kid but was never on a swim team. At 30 I started lap swimming to get back in shape. I finally got up the nerve to compete and swam my first meet last year at the age of 38.

Of course! I learned how to swim as a kid but was never on a swim team. At 30 I started lap swimming to get back in shape. I finally got up the nerve to compete and swam my first meet last year at the age of 38.