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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Caroline Krattli was an ex-national swimmer at the elite level who now swims in the 40-44 age group. My age group the 45-49 while the times are still slower than the 40-44 there was a big drop in some events. The 100 yard breaststroke use to be 1:27 and moved down to 1:25 and the 200 yard breaststroke use to be 3:12 and went down to 3:08. In my state, there are several women in my age group that are not that bad of swimmers in breaststroke and the other strokes that can't make the times now. I did make two time inm meters but I swim better in meters in my middle years than yards. Also, there is less competition during the meter season. Compared to the general poplation I do swim better than most women my age.
Caroline Krattli was an ex-national swimmer at the elite level who now swims in the 40-44 age group. My age group the 45-49 while the times are still slower than the 40-44 there was a big drop in some events. The 100 yard breaststroke use to be 1:27 and moved down to 1:25 and the 200 yard breaststroke use to be 3:12 and went down to 3:08. In my state, there are several women in my age group that are not that bad of swimmers in breaststroke and the other strokes that can't make the times now. I did make two time inm meters but I swim better in meters in my middle years than yards. Also, there is less competition during the meter season. Compared to the general poplation I do swim better than most women my age.
