So do other people feel diappointed with their times as adult versus as an 18 year old or 20 year old. I understand that I was out of swimming for almost 26 years. And I didn't practice that much during the first 2 years because I was badly out of shape and had to changes jobs and for about 9 months my work didn't workout that much with swimming, only swimming a couple of days at week. I guest we are not that young and many of us who take a very long break from swimming and are middle age are going to be slower. This is workout times according to a pace clock.
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Cynthia- slowing down in breastroke is something I have a lot of experience at. Without going into a lot of specifics, you cannot rediscover your speed without rediscovering the right rhythm & timing of your stroke at slower speeds & gradually accellerating it over time. The danger comes then as you try to go faster that you must avoid creating greater resistance (breastroke is the least efficient stroke) as you are applying power. Without having a coach to guide (& nitpick) your stroke, you might try this: go & spectate a quality USS open-level event & watch the breastroke being done. You're not there to analyze anyone's stroke (you'll still see many variations), but to try to feel the rhythm & body position of a swimmer who you think is swimming in a manner that you would like to aspire to. If you can then get in a pool as quick as you can & attempt to replicate the "feel" & rhythm you observed without being too self-critical- you may well surprise yourself & make some good progress towards your old speed.
Cynthia- slowing down in breastroke is something I have a lot of experience at. Without going into a lot of specifics, you cannot rediscover your speed without rediscovering the right rhythm & timing of your stroke at slower speeds & gradually accellerating it over time. The danger comes then as you try to go faster that you must avoid creating greater resistance (breastroke is the least efficient stroke) as you are applying power. Without having a coach to guide (& nitpick) your stroke, you might try this: go & spectate a quality USS open-level event & watch the breastroke being done. You're not there to analyze anyone's stroke (you'll still see many variations), but to try to feel the rhythm & body position of a swimmer who you think is swimming in a manner that you would like to aspire to. If you can then get in a pool as quick as you can & attempt to replicate the "feel" & rhythm you observed without being too self-critical- you may well surprise yourself & make some good progress towards your old speed.
