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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OK, so here is my question. How is it looked upon at Nationals when someone like me shows up to swim? I have to admit, I AM intimidated by these people. Not at regular meets, but Nationals sounds like a whole different animal!
That said, I may or may not go. Have not decided, I am close enough it would be easy, I know people who are going, and one 60 year old friend could probably really use my support, so I might go just to be there for her.
I do try to just try to improve my own times, my own strokes and try new things. I am looking at doing a 400 IM and 100 fly in my next meet. For someone who could not swim a 25 4 years ago, that is OK!
OK, so here is my question. How is it looked upon at Nationals when someone like me shows up to swim? I have to admit, I AM intimidated by these people. Not at regular meets, but Nationals sounds like a whole different animal!
That said, I may or may not go. Have not decided, I am close enough it would be easy, I know people who are going, and one 60 year old friend could probably really use my support, so I might go just to be there for her.
I do try to just try to improve my own times, my own strokes and try new things. I am looking at doing a 400 IM and 100 fly in my next meet. For someone who could not swim a 25 4 years ago, that is OK!
