I like the article in swim Magazine about Rita Egan and Sylvia powell. These women are not your typical slim young swimmers that are elite swimmers but like the rest of us ordinary. Actually, given my previous background in swimming I'm also won of these average jills. As a youth I swam the 100 meter *** at 1:30 and as a 46 at 1:43.31. So, many of us do it for enjoyment and some exercise knowing that we will never be at the top of the pack. I think we should have more of these stories?. And Ion believe me you are not that bad. You did a 2:31 200 meter freestyle. I recently swam a 3:15. So don't feel bad and their is alot more competition in the men than in the women in 45 to 49. Not saying that their are not good swimmers in the women.
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Anyway, I drop time from around 47.12 to 46.17 in the 50 meter breaststroke, the last time I swam it. I made a big drop in the 100 meter *** from last summer from 1:53.10 to 1:43.31 and I did better at the 200 meter than the yard swim. I swam a 3:43 in the yard swim and did 3:58.07 in the 200 meter swim. And I did win the slowest heat in 200 meter freestyle with the 3:15.0 and the last time I swam 200 meter freestyle was back in the summer of 1974. So, some people think I should not swim since I only made two national qualifying times in breaststroke for my age group.
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Anyway, I drop time from around 47.12 to 46.17 in the 50 meter breaststroke, the last time I swam it. I made a big drop in the 100 meter *** from last summer from 1:53.10 to 1:43.31 and I did better at the 200 meter than the yard swim. I swam a 3:43 in the yard swim and did 3:58.07 in the 200 meter swim. And I did win the slowest heat in 200 meter freestyle with the 3:15.0 and the last time I swam 200 meter freestyle was back in the summer of 1974. So, some people think I should not swim since I only made two national qualifying times in breaststroke for my age group.
