I wondered if any of you can help me with some perspective on this. I was a respectable age-group swimmer (age 8-18 - peaked around 16). Swimming was my life. I went on to do triathlons in college and casual running and swimming after that. Now in my late 30's. Have always swum to keep in shape, but getting slower every year.
How do those of you in the 30's, 40's etc. who had a previous swimming career deal with the disappointment of getting slower, and slower? It is so frustrating. I get particularly frustrated with myself when people in practice who I should be much faster than (ie they didn't swim competitively and have ummmm...less than ideal strokes), are beating me. I still have that competitive mindset.
Since I don't think I would swim respectable 30-something times in a meet (and I have little kids right now that are keeping me pretty busy) I am waiting until 40's to compete. My butterfly is still OK so thinking if I can do a respectable 200 butterfly in my 40's that would be an accomplishment.
Anyway I just wondered how others put this into perspective. Thanks!
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Anyways, I have am update on this. I swam my 100 meter breaststoke just 13 seconds off of my youth. and that was a big improvement compared to the first time I did it. I made the national qualifying time in that and the 50 meter in my age group but the 200 meter *** I still need to learn how to swim it better and was 11 seconds off of National qualifying time. And my 200 meter Freestyle is about 43 seconds faster than the 200 meter ***. Its a medocre free time but if I could do it in *** or fly I would make top ten in the nation in my age group,oh well.
Anyways, I have am update on this. I swam my 100 meter breaststoke just 13 seconds off of my youth. and that was a big improvement compared to the first time I did it. I made the national qualifying time in that and the 50 meter in my age group but the 200 meter *** I still need to learn how to swim it better and was 11 seconds off of National qualifying time. And my 200 meter Freestyle is about 43 seconds faster than the 200 meter ***. Its a medocre free time but if I could do it in *** or fly I would make top ten in the nation in my age group,oh well.
