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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Originally posted by cinc310
I have also said some dumb thing on some of the posts. Anyway, I probably would swim a little faster if I took off some of the pounds. I don't thing we should get upset with overweight people in swimming. At one time in my late 30's, I weight as much as 220 myself and now I'm in the 190 to 195 range at 46 years old.
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Originally posted by cinc310
I have also said some dumb thing on some of the posts. Anyway, I probably would swim a little faster if I took off some of the pounds. I don't thing we should get upset with overweight people in swimming. At one time in my late 30's, I weight as much as 220 myself and now I'm in the 190 to 195 range at 46 years old.
