As a petite female in her upper 30's is there anything I can do to overcome my height limitation when it comes to competitive swimming?
I stand at 5ft. 2 1/2 inches and know that I'm at a disadvantage purely based on my height alone. Are there certain events that would be better geared towards the petite swimmer than other events?
1:01.91 in the 100 free.
1:04.92 in the 100 fly.
1:11.15 in 100 ***.
1:13.13 in the 100 back.
1:04.98 in the 100IM.
Those are the times a 12 y/o friend of my girls (and daughter of a friend of mine) swims. She is about 4'6" and 68 pounds. Sure, she is at a disadvantage, but she is still darn fast. I believe she is 2nd fastest 11-12 girl in both *** strokes in the whole 2.5 state LSC.
1:01.91 in the 100 free.
1:04.92 in the 100 fly.
1:11.15 in 100 ***.
1:13.13 in the 100 back.
1:04.98 in the 100IM.
Those are the times a 12 y/o friend of my girls (and daughter of a friend of mine) swims. She is about 4'6" and 68 pounds. Sure, she is at a disadvantage, but she is still darn fast. I believe she is 2nd fastest 11-12 girl in both *** strokes in the whole 2.5 state LSC.
