Last weekend saw me enter my first comp' as a Master Swimmer as am now 25. Trouble is I feel so old now...:( Is it down hill from now? Can I expect to get any faster?
Atleast there was one good thing that came out of it - there was no one else in my age group so I get gold for everything!
Welcome to Masters Swimming! PLEEEZZZZEEE! 25 is NOT OLD! It definitely doesn't "go down hill"! Your life at 25 is probably full of more responsibilities now than it was when you were training 5-6 hours a day! The fun now consists of doing your personal best MASTERS time. Wipe the slate clean and start over. Although!...at your age, with a good coach, hard work and some time, you can probably come close to your times! If you don't...so? Its fun, good exercise, great friendships.....keep it all in perspective. We're not training for the Olympics or to get a scholarship...we're each doing our individual best and swimming for the "health" of it!!:D
Welcome to Masters Swimming! PLEEEZZZZEEE! 25 is NOT OLD! It definitely doesn't "go down hill"! Your life at 25 is probably full of more responsibilities now than it was when you were training 5-6 hours a day! The fun now consists of doing your personal best MASTERS time. Wipe the slate clean and start over. Although!...at your age, with a good coach, hard work and some time, you can probably come close to your times! If you don't...so? Its fun, good exercise, great friendships.....keep it all in perspective. We're not training for the Olympics or to get a scholarship...we're each doing our individual best and swimming for the "health" of it!!:D
