Returned to the Pool after a 30 Year "break"

Hey there! I just returned to the pool again, after a 4 year "taper". This following a 30 year taper before that. In my prior life, I was a mere teen, swimming AAU and USA age group swimming for 9 years. So, at age 25, I found a Masters Program down in Irvine that I joined and worked out at UCLA, where I also worked. As a youngster, I did pretty well, competing against former college swimmers who were still oh so fast! But our mixed relay did set a record! That was back in 1983, the beginnings of USMS. We then moved to Texas, grew a family, and 30 years later, having moved back to the Bay Area, I decided to try Masters again. Found a great team with an even greater coach who has the patience of Job!!!! I worked out and competed with them for a couple years and had such a great time! It's too easy to let other things get in the way, like earning money, and in the Bay Area with no indoor facilities, you go on a winter break so that broke my momentum, and didn't go back.... then we moved again. So here I am, in the Pacific NW and indoor pools, and no more excuses! Joined up, and had my first workout in 4 years! (Another taper, right?). I'm sitting here typing this wondering if I can even stand up. Swam 1,000 yards, which may have been overkill, even tho I did it 50 yards at a time. Hahaha! So here we go! I'm looking forward to connecting with a team, and the cameraderie it brings. I've aged up again, and am allowed a wee bit slower times to feel successful! This is a great thing! Being in the water finds me sometimes just zoning out, not thinking much about anything, which is very refreshing, and sometimes exploring all sorts of opinions within each lap. It's SO bad for my hair.... but SO good for my mental where-with-all! AND my weight, too, hopefully! Cheers to you! Welcome back to the chlorine, and the fun! Well, I did two breaks. I retired from competitive swimming after 2 years of community college. I was an average swimmer B and A times of the 1970's. I started to work out a 1,000 week in 1999 and up to 5,000 to 8,000 a week in 2,001 to 2005 and swim about 4 to 5 masters means during that time period. Then from 2,006 to 2010 about 1,000 to 3,000 a week. Stopped in 2011 to 2016 and workout from 3,000 to 5,000 yards a week with some fast swims. Went to Tucson senior Olympics in 2017 and 2018. Swam 50 yard *** and 100 yard *** in 2017. 200 Im, 100 yard *** and 400 yard free in 2018. My best 50 yard *** as a kid was probably around 35.8 since I once swam a 100 yard *** in 1:16.1.As a 45 yard old I did 42.8 in a 50 yard *** and as a 59 year old 51.21. As a 45 year old 100 yard *** 1:34.1. As a 59 year old 1:48.5 and a 60 yard old 100 *** a 1:50.3. The body ages and if you don't keep it up on a regular basis you tend to lose a lot of speed. After I think women coming back after 40 is somewhat different than the men. As far as slowing down. People live Laurie Val reentered in their 30's and were able to maintain their youthful speed more.

Hey there! I just returned to the pool again, after a 4 year "taper". This following a 30 year taper before that. In my prior life, I was a mere teen, swimming AAU and USA age group swimming for 9 years. So, at age 25, I found a Masters Program down in Irvine that I joined and worked out at UCLA, where I also worked. As a youngster, I did pretty well, competing against former college swimmers who were still oh so fast! But our mixed relay did set a record! That was back in 1983, the beginnings of USMS. We then moved to Texas, grew a family, and 30 years later, having moved back to the Bay Area, I decided to try Masters again. Found a great team with an even greater coach who has the patience of Job!!!! I worked out and competed with them for a couple years and had such a great time! It's too easy to let other things get in the way, like earning money, and in the Bay Area with no indoor facilities, you go on a winter break so that broke my momentum, and didn't go back.... then we moved again. So here I am, in the Pacific NW and indoor pools, and no more excuses! Joined up, and had my first workout in 4 years! (Another taper, right?). I'm sitting here typing this wondering if I can even stand up. Swam 1,000 yards, which may have been overkill, even tho I did it 50 yards at a time. Hahaha! So here we go! I'm looking forward to connecting with a team, and the cameraderie it brings. I've aged up again, and am allowed a wee bit slower times to feel successful! This is a great thing! Being in the water finds me sometimes just zoning out, not thinking much about anything, which is very refreshing, and sometimes exploring all sorts of opinions within each lap. It's SO bad for my hair.... but SO good for my mental where-with-all! AND my weight, too, hopefully! Cheers to you! Welcome back to the chlorine, and the fun! Well, I did two breaks. I retired from competitive swimming after 2 years of community college. I was an average swimmer B and A times of the 1970's. I started to work out a 1,000 week in 1999 and up to 5,000 to 8,000 a week in 2,001 to 2005 and swim about 4 to 5 masters means during that time period. Then from 2,006 to 2010 about 1,000 to 3,000 a week. Stopped in 2011 to 2016 and workout from 3,000 to 5,000 yards a week with some fast swims. Went to Tucson senior Olympics in 2017 and 2018. Swam 50 yard *** and 100 yard *** in 2017. 200 Im, 100 yard *** and 400 yard free in 2018. My best 50 yard *** as a kid was probably around 35.8 since I once swam a 100 yard *** in 1:16.1.As a 45 yard old I did 42.8 in a 50 yard *** and as a 59 year old 51.21. As a 45 year old 100 yard *** 1:34.1. As a 59 year old 1:48.5 and a 60 yard old 100 *** a 1:50.3. The body ages and if you don't keep it up on a regular basis you tend to lose a lot of speed. After I think women coming back after 40 is somewhat different than the men. As far as slowing down. People live Laurie Val reentered in their 30's and were able to maintain their youthful speed more.