What is the fastest age for a swimmer(mine seems to be faster as i get older and yes i swam as a youngster...now im 37..)?
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The age group that has the largest number of fastest record times in USMS is the 25-29 age group. The 30-34 age group is in second place. The 35-39 and 19-24 age groups come after that.
But it's hard to know how to interpret these results. Younger swimmers are more likely to have been trained from the outset in some of the newer, more effective techniques. Also, the amount of time swimmers can devote to training tends to decline as they get married, have kids, acquire more job responsibilities, etc. So record times would be likely to favor younger swimmers even if there were no inherent difference in ability between the age groups.
Bob
The age group that has the largest number of fastest record times in USMS is the 25-29 age group. The 30-34 age group is in second place. The 35-39 and 19-24 age groups come after that.
But it's hard to know how to interpret these results. Younger swimmers are more likely to have been trained from the outset in some of the newer, more effective techniques. Also, the amount of time swimmers can devote to training tends to decline as they get married, have kids, acquire more job responsibilities, etc. So record times would be likely to favor younger swimmers even if there were no inherent difference in ability between the age groups.
Bob
