https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/32258/age-80-swimmingNot sure if this has been a forum topic in the past. but I searched and didn&#39;t find anything. It might be interesting for those of us who are eighty and older to discuss the special challenges and issues that we face as Masters swimmers. What do youen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/296936?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 07 Nov 2024 20:17:16 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:46340adc-1d4e-486c-bda2-9bd8aafddf78TRRZ9<p>that can be a positive for someone like me&nbsp;who has spent my life without a fast twitch muscle in my body. But I&#39;ve always been good for the long haul (In the tortoise&nbsp;with the hare) Now I come in the top 3 in any heat I swim in. For competition I swim with people younger than me!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/296917?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 02 Nov 2024 15:39:54 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:1677b4c1-7584-4ecf-b754-99f13c40b345075N5<p>Vertigo / dizziness on the starting blocks. Sucks!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/296320?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:15:05 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:c5ff7aa2-fe86-444e-bd52-ed92a08149bdJim Clemmons<p>Mostly true except for those in Florida or maybe California and Arizona but you might win most of all of your events. Plus pay attention to the current top times list for your age group/gender. That&rsquo;s where most of&nbsp;your competition resides.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/296314?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 16 Jun 2024 17:58:59 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:3d5d5637-ed63-488e-9462-70ee684ec970075N5<p>Here&#39;s one negative: when you go to a local competition, there is almost nobody in your event/age group.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>