hello!! im new to these boards, and was wondering what y'all thought. Most of the time in the Olympics the ages of swimmers seem to be between the early teens to about early 30s. (pardon me if im wrong on this.) Is there some sort of age cap here? it seems that way to me. I am 23, LOVE swimming and still dream about what if i had devoted my time to my olympic dream. what if i started now, would I be at that level. I beleive you are the age u feel u are. its just a number. what do YOU think? :)
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If you want to get an idea of how swimming potential varies with age, take a look at the record times on this website, which USMS maintains for each event, sex, and age group. There is probably a slight bias toward younger swimmers, since older swimmers are less likely to have been trained in the most up to date techniques, and since marriage, raising kids, increased job responsibilities from moving up the corporate ladder, and the need to care for aging parents all tend to erode the amount of time swimmers can spend in training.
If you want to get an idea of how swimming potential varies with age, take a look at the record times on this website, which USMS maintains for each event, sex, and age group. There is probably a slight bias toward younger swimmers, since older swimmers are less likely to have been trained in the most up to date techniques, and since marriage, raising kids, increased job responsibilities from moving up the corporate ladder, and the need to care for aging parents all tend to erode the amount of time swimmers can spend in training.
