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cinc310 , How long have you been swimming? I'm 34, just startred this summer... about 30-40lb overweight and very out of shape. - I take that back, round is a shape! ;) I'm 5'9" tall - don't know if that matters... I've been swimming almost every day, with my team for about 9 weeks now. Lost about 10-12 pounds so far, getting in shape, slowly. 3 weeks into it we had the zone meet, I signed up. Did 50 free in 0:48 (in a relay), and I think 0:51 or something in my event. Did 100 free 1:58... now is week 9, and I just did 1:55 in training, with a drag suit, not going off the blocks, not the smoothest flipturn, not sprinting and not having a clue that the coach was timing me (otherwords, not my best effort)... this is all LCM. I was flipping put (happy), and my coach was very surprized (pleasantly). I'm told I'll "get fast"... whatever that means... But, yea, I'm very competetive, if there is someone I can overtake without dying in the process, I will. It looks like out team *might* get to host the 2005 Nationals, so I'm thinking, that's 2 years out... I remember in my early to mid 20's it took me about a year to go from zero to athletic shape. So, I'm thinking, barring injuries etc... do I have a snowballs chance in hell qualifying for at least one event in the nationals by then, or am I just full of it? My best friend, who has been swimming since age 6 (also 34 now)and can qualify for nationals in her sleep tells me that it'll happen. I'm trying to figure out, has anyone done something similar, am I thinking realistically here, or am I totally out in the left field? What do the statistics say? There is still so much about swimming I don't know.... But when I set my mind on a realistic goal, it happens!

cinc310 , How long have you been swimming? I'm 34, just startred this summer... about 30-40lb overweight and very out of shape. - I take that back, round is a shape! ;) I'm 5'9" tall - don't know if that matters... I've been swimming almost every day, with my team for about 9 weeks now. Lost about 10-12 pounds so far, getting in shape, slowly. 3 weeks into it we had the zone meet, I signed up. Did 50 free in 0:48 (in a relay), and I think 0:51 or something in my event. Did 100 free 1:58... now is week 9, and I just did 1:55 in training, with a drag suit, not going off the blocks, not the smoothest flipturn, not sprinting and not having a clue that the coach was timing me (otherwords, not my best effort)... this is all LCM. I was flipping put (happy), and my coach was very surprized (pleasantly). I'm told I'll "get fast"... whatever that means... But, yea, I'm very competetive, if there is someone I can overtake without dying in the process, I will. It looks like out team *might* get to host the 2005 Nationals, so I'm thinking, that's 2 years out... I remember in my early to mid 20's it took me about a year to go from zero to athletic shape. So, I'm thinking, barring injuries etc... do I have a snowballs chance in hell qualifying for at least one event in the nationals by then, or am I just full of it? My best friend, who has been swimming since age 6 (also 34 now)and can qualify for nationals in her sleep tells me that it'll happen. I'm trying to figure out, has anyone done something similar, am I thinking realistically here, or am I totally out in the left field? What do the statistics say? There is still so much about swimming I don't know.... But when I set my mind on a realistic goal, it happens!