After my four month lay off and three weeks of fooling around in the pool, I have started my 1000 meters a day, sometimes twice a day. Can I at 72 years of age get my 50 free under 30, my 100 free under 1:07 and my 50 fly under 32 ??? I think I can.
Todays workout.
300 m warmup varied strokes no complete breaststroke, arms only. No devices such as paddles, floats, fins, or kick boards.
500 m swimming, today all crawl
4 x 25 in 16 sec. on 30
3 x 50 in 44 sec. on 1:30
2 x 75 in ? no longer watching the clock on 2 min.
1 x100 holding form. Am I ever out of shape.
200 m very sloppy swim.
George www.swimdownhill.com
Former Member
I self measured today wing span 77 & 1/8th inches tip of fingers to tip. I am 6' 2 3/4 inches tall. Some say I have long arms.
I have been measred by another person and they got a measurement of 79 inches it was measured from my backside.
My chest may have caused a difference today as my self measurement the arms may have been intereferred with.
Former Member
4 x 25 in 16 sec. on 30
What does "in 16 sec. on 30 " mean? :confused:
Former Member
Thanks Swimshark
Swim was 16 sec, for the 25meters, start the next 25 on the 30 seconds. I have always been a clock watcher. We have big timing clocks, at each end
I am not able to do that at the momment but I am able to do 18sec without killing my self.
The 50s are about 55 seconds. In 1998 I was doing my 50s in 35to 37 seconds.
Former Member
Thanks for explaining. Really terrific! How old were you when you were at the peak of your swimming record, George?
