We all know that the best of the best who shine in the Olympics start at, like, age 3-5 and train hard thorought all the years to really achieve their best in their early-mid 20s.Out of curiosity, does anyone know any olimpians that started training very late, maybe closer to their 20s and performed very well at the olympics or were there "old" olimpians on the podium ever(in their 30s)?
And theoretically do you guys think it is possible for someone to start training at an adult age and win in the OLympics?
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Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming
We all know that the best of the best who shine in the Olympics start at, like, age 3-5 and train hard thorought all the years to really achieve their best in their early-mid 20s.Out of curiosity, does anyone know any olimpians that started training very late, maybe closer to their 20s and performed very well at the olympics or were there "old" olimpians on the podium ever(in their 30s)?
And theoretically do you guys think it is possible for someone to start training at an adult age and win in the OLympics?
Probably not, because by the time a person gets enough years of training under their belt, the body will probably start feeling the effects of aging. If a person starts at 25, and trains for 15 years (which is porbably close to the years of training olympians get) that will put them at almost 40 years old. The aging at that point which will probably be significant eniugh to take a person out of running for the olympics. It may make them a really notable masters swimmer.
Also, as a person ages, even just over 25, the body needs more recovery time, so it will probably take more years to out the same kind of yardage as the kids do when they start at 5, 6 or 7 years old.
Plus, it would take extraordinary genetic makeup to do this later in life. On the flip side, a person with such an extroadinary genetic makeup, desire and dedication to get to that level is more likely to start training much much earlier in life.
Theoretically, there is a small chance under a really specific set of circumstances. In reality, I don't think it's likely to happen. Probably have a better chance of winning the lottery.
Originally posted by hooked-on-swimming
We all know that the best of the best who shine in the Olympics start at, like, age 3-5 and train hard thorought all the years to really achieve their best in their early-mid 20s.Out of curiosity, does anyone know any olimpians that started training very late, maybe closer to their 20s and performed very well at the olympics or were there "old" olimpians on the podium ever(in their 30s)?
And theoretically do you guys think it is possible for someone to start training at an adult age and win in the OLympics?
Probably not, because by the time a person gets enough years of training under their belt, the body will probably start feeling the effects of aging. If a person starts at 25, and trains for 15 years (which is porbably close to the years of training olympians get) that will put them at almost 40 years old. The aging at that point which will probably be significant eniugh to take a person out of running for the olympics. It may make them a really notable masters swimmer.
Also, as a person ages, even just over 25, the body needs more recovery time, so it will probably take more years to out the same kind of yardage as the kids do when they start at 5, 6 or 7 years old.
Plus, it would take extraordinary genetic makeup to do this later in life. On the flip side, a person with such an extroadinary genetic makeup, desire and dedication to get to that level is more likely to start training much much earlier in life.
Theoretically, there is a small chance under a really specific set of circumstances. In reality, I don't think it's likely to happen. Probably have a better chance of winning the lottery.
