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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I believe that Rowdy Gaines started "late" (high school) when other sports didn't work out for him. Obviously he's an outstanding athlete with a lot of talent. Assuming you have some talent and natural ability, the question is whether you have the time and resources at this stage in your life to train 5 hrs/day for several years.
Aquageek, I think dreamer may still be young enough to grow a few more aortas and increase his (her?) VO2max.
I believe that Rowdy Gaines started "late" (high school) when other sports didn't work out for him. Obviously he's an outstanding athlete with a lot of talent. Assuming you have some talent and natural ability, the question is whether you have the time and resources at this stage in your life to train 5 hrs/day for several years.
Aquageek, I think dreamer may still be young enough to grow a few more aortas and increase his (her?) VO2max.
