I feel a little like our old friend Ion Beza. He always complains about the age groups that he swam in and how unfair it is. Anyway, I saw the NT's for my age group and in the 100's there were 2 second drops from last year and in the 200's 4 seconds drop. Anyway, it drives home on how medicroe I am and worst in my middle age than my youth. Granted, I can swim butterfly better than last year but the best stroke breaststroke hasn't improved since last summer. Anyone else feel the same way. I know that in your middle years swimming should be more of an exercise and I don't want the shoulder operations or knee prpblems that some master swimmers had.
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I know how you feel - I have only been swimming for a year now. My times are way slooooower than the qualifying times recently posted for my age group (30-34). In fact, I don't see how I could ever make a qualifying time. To me, the times seem very fast.
I keep reminding myself that the reason I started swimming was not to compete - just to lose weight. I have done that - about 30 pounds. Although it would be nice to get faster!
That brings up an interesting question. How many USMS members compete and how many just do it for the exercise? Does anyone know?
I know how you feel - I have only been swimming for a year now. My times are way slooooower than the qualifying times recently posted for my age group (30-34). In fact, I don't see how I could ever make a qualifying time. To me, the times seem very fast.
I keep reminding myself that the reason I started swimming was not to compete - just to lose weight. I have done that - about 30 pounds. Although it would be nice to get faster!
That brings up an interesting question. How many USMS members compete and how many just do it for the exercise? Does anyone know?
