The Fastest Age

Originally posted by aquageek Connie - don't listen to old grouches like Ion. Good for you, keep it up. I swim with a guy who started in his 20s, yet doesn't use it like a crutch like Beza, who goes sub 30 in every meet. Ion is just bitter because he can't swim a 100 SCY very fast, despite his 30K yards a week. We're not all like Ion. Good luck to you and keep up the hard work. You have a lot to be proud of. Yeah. His claim about not being able to do is pretty much baseless. I'm already faster than several people on my team that have started in the same physical condition as me, at the same time. The only thing is, the other ones did swim as kids. I just tied one of them in a 50 yard sprint, and she was rather upset that someone so 'green' caught her. Besides, the coaching I'm getting is just awesome! One of the things I never look for is the excuses as to why I can't do something, but ways to do it, and get around the obstacles. VOmax is not the only factor in swimming. I bet with a good technique you can go a lot faster with a certain level VO max then with poor technique. Unlike Ion, I have really really good flipturns and streamlines. I wonder what Ion's stroke count is on 25 yards.... Mine is around 22-23 in a sprint, 17-18 in a 500 yard swim pace, and down to 13-14 in drills. Within 7-8 months of starting. Being that Ion goes by the beat of his own drummer, perhaps he is lacking the rythm that a good swimmer needs to have. Thos things tend to carry in all facets of our lives, not just people interactions. I wonder if the inablilty to switch from swim to a good turn, back to the swim without difficulty indicates lack of rythm. Maybe he's at odds with water, just like he's at odds with so many people. Just an impression I get.

Originally posted by aquageek Connie - don't listen to old grouches like Ion. Good for you, keep it up. I swim with a guy who started in his 20s, yet doesn't use it like a crutch like Beza, who goes sub 30 in every meet. Ion is just bitter because he can't swim a 100 SCY very fast, despite his 30K yards a week. We're not all like Ion. Good luck to you and keep up the hard work. You have a lot to be proud of. Yeah. His claim about not being able to do is pretty much baseless. I'm already faster than several people on my team that have started in the same physical condition as me, at the same time. The only thing is, the other ones did swim as kids. I just tied one of them in a 50 yard sprint, and she was rather upset that someone so 'green' caught her. Besides, the coaching I'm getting is just awesome! One of the things I never look for is the excuses as to why I can't do something, but ways to do it, and get around the obstacles. VOmax is not the only factor in swimming. I bet with a good technique you can go a lot faster with a certain level VO max then with poor technique. Unlike Ion, I have really really good flipturns and streamlines. I wonder what Ion's stroke count is on 25 yards.... Mine is around 22-23 in a sprint, 17-18 in a 500 yard swim pace, and down to 13-14 in drills. Within 7-8 months of starting. Being that Ion goes by the beat of his own drummer, perhaps he is lacking the rythm that a good swimmer needs to have. Thos things tend to carry in all facets of our lives, not just people interactions. I wonder if the inablilty to switch from swim to a good turn, back to the swim without difficulty indicates lack of rythm. Maybe he's at odds with water, just like he's at odds with so many people. Just an impression I get.