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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I was a breaststroker and butterflyer as a kid and my times were around the 1:10 mark for 100 meter *** and the 1:00 mark for 100 meter fly.I took thirty years off, gained 50 lbs, and had a heart attack before returning to the pool two years ago, my times then were slow slow slow, but after 2 years and many meets my *** times are within 9 seconds of my best as a kid, fly has come to within 11 seconds. This by hard work and changing my stroke to the way they do it today( good coaching). I now compare what my times were when I first came back and feel good seeing improvement from those times. After 2 years back the biggest improvements have just come the last few months.
The most important thing is that I am now in better shape than most peole my age and I am enjoying my swimming way more than I did as a kid.Work hard Have fun and I am sure the times will improve some what.
Glen
I was a breaststroker and butterflyer as a kid and my times were around the 1:10 mark for 100 meter *** and the 1:00 mark for 100 meter fly.I took thirty years off, gained 50 lbs, and had a heart attack before returning to the pool two years ago, my times then were slow slow slow, but after 2 years and many meets my *** times are within 9 seconds of my best as a kid, fly has come to within 11 seconds. This by hard work and changing my stroke to the way they do it today( good coaching). I now compare what my times were when I first came back and feel good seeing improvement from those times. After 2 years back the biggest improvements have just come the last few months.
The most important thing is that I am now in better shape than most peole my age and I am enjoying my swimming way more than I did as a kid.Work hard Have fun and I am sure the times will improve some what.
Glen
