The Fastest Age

Originally posted by kaelonj ... For the record I did not swim during the my growth years (13 to 19 yrs of age) - I swam age group for a couple of years but quit when I was 11 and didn't start swimming until later on in college when I was 20 (criteria 1 met). I have a couple of top ten times ... Jeff We already discussed your case and I consider the above quote as a non-late bloomer. Also the other time around, you were throwing in -from 11 to 20- water polo. Originally posted by kaelonj ... Still not good enough because I have taken some liberties, Rich Juhala is someone who fits this category completely. He took swim lessons when he was younger (7 or 8), he said the extent of his lessons was holding onto the side of the pool and kicking. He never swam age group and didn't start swimming competitively until the late 80's (in his 40's) since he wanted to do Tri's. He has posted several top ten swims (200 fly and 400 IM). Fully meets the criteria of no age group swimming yet posted a masters top ten time. Q.E.D. ... Jeff I said up until age 45. No need to write 'QED' because you are cheating on me now. The higher age groups have some top 10 with slower times, almost by default. These slower times that make top 10 in the higher age groups are signs of aging -a different matter than what I discuss here- not of fast times in the entire meet. In the 2002 Long Course Nationals the fastest NQTs for the entire meet were for the most events in men 40 to 44. Preferably stick with men 40 to 44, because that's what I know and am talking about, or just go under 45 in any age group and I will follow you there.

Originally posted by kaelonj ... For the record I did not swim during the my growth years (13 to 19 yrs of age) - I swam age group for a couple of years but quit when I was 11 and didn't start swimming until later on in college when I was 20 (criteria 1 met). I have a couple of top ten times ... Jeff We already discussed your case and I consider the above quote as a non-late bloomer. Also the other time around, you were throwing in -from 11 to 20- water polo. Originally posted by kaelonj ... Still not good enough because I have taken some liberties, Rich Juhala is someone who fits this category completely. He took swim lessons when he was younger (7 or 8), he said the extent of his lessons was holding onto the side of the pool and kicking. He never swam age group and didn't start swimming competitively until the late 80's (in his 40's) since he wanted to do Tri's. He has posted several top ten swims (200 fly and 400 IM). Fully meets the criteria of no age group swimming yet posted a masters top ten time. Q.E.D. ... Jeff I said up until age 45. No need to write 'QED' because you are cheating on me now. The higher age groups have some top 10 with slower times, almost by default. These slower times that make top 10 in the higher age groups are signs of aging -a different matter than what I discuss here- not of fast times in the entire meet. In the 2002 Long Course Nationals the fastest NQTs for the entire meet were for the most events in men 40 to 44. Preferably stick with men 40 to 44, because that's what I know and am talking about, or just go under 45 in any age group and I will follow you there.