Does anyone know, anecdotally or otherwise...
What is the high achievement range for a master's swimmer who only started swimming in their early 30's, or late 20's... something like that.
How far were they able to go (I don't mean the distance), but achievement wise...
Anyone competing at top masters levels that hasn't been a competetive swimmer as a kid?
I'd like to hear their stories.
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Well, the national standards, I didn't make in the short course too many good swimmers. But in the long course both the 50 meter breaststroke and the 100 meter breaststroke I made. I have trouble with the 200 meter breaststroke,according to the results, I did a negative split. Went out real slow at 2:00 and came back at 1:57 and I swam at 3:58 since it was some many tens of a second. That I missed by 11 seconds national qaulifying for my age group and sex. The long course standards are easier to make. And if you get better in one of the other three strokes than freestyle, they are usually easier because less people swim breaststroke or backstroke or butterfly than free.
Well, the national standards, I didn't make in the short course too many good swimmers. But in the long course both the 50 meter breaststroke and the 100 meter breaststroke I made. I have trouble with the 200 meter breaststroke,according to the results, I did a negative split. Went out real slow at 2:00 and came back at 1:57 and I swam at 3:58 since it was some many tens of a second. That I missed by 11 seconds national qaulifying for my age group and sex. The long course standards are easier to make. And if you get better in one of the other three strokes than freestyle, they are usually easier because less people swim breaststroke or backstroke or butterfly than free.
