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 c j
Ion:
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Those of us who have competed and placed on the national level in USMS and USS don't try to exclude you because you do a 2:30 200 meter free.
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I swam that 200 meter free on July 27, minutes after finishing a 800 meter free.
And after training 35,500 yards the week before.
I was telling people that I have some spectacular races in me.
To be done in the 2003 Long Course Nationals, after three weeks of taper.
I started tapering July 28, but August 10 -four days before my first event in the 2003 Long Course Nationals-, I recognized that financially I wasn't able to travel to the meet.
So I didn't go to the 2003 Long Course Nationals and unleash the races in me.
Originally posted by c j
Ion:
...
Those of us who have competed and placed on the national level in USMS and USS don't try to exclude you because you do a 2:30 200 meter free.
...
I swam that 200 meter free on July 27, minutes after finishing a 800 meter free.
And after training 35,500 yards the week before.
I was telling people that I have some spectacular races in me.
To be done in the 2003 Long Course Nationals, after three weeks of taper.
I started tapering July 28, but August 10 -four days before my first event in the 2003 Long Course Nationals-, I recognized that financially I wasn't able to travel to the meet.
So I didn't go to the 2003 Long Course Nationals and unleash the races in me.
