Race Club Article

Originally posted by cinc310 I think there are a lot of Rowdy Gaines. Males mature about 3 years after most females in swimming. Most guys make big time drops in their late teens compared to women. But they have been a few late women starters such as Kristy Koval and Rachel Kamsecz(sorry for the misspelling). And Rachel once did 500 yard free and 200 Fly and started swimming competely which is an old age for a girl at 14 years old. Agree, as I watch my son who quit last year at 16 still grow and grow and grow and he will be 18 in March. I wonder if a girl is fit from another sport and switches to swimming after puberty if that helps. I am watching my daughter struggle to deal with a whole new body this year and have watched other girls do the same in the past. If you start after you have that body, there is not an adjustment. Still I think it must take a tremendous athlete to do well that late.

Originally posted by cinc310 I think there are a lot of Rowdy Gaines. Males mature about 3 years after most females in swimming. Most guys make big time drops in their late teens compared to women. But they have been a few late women starters such as Kristy Koval and Rachel Kamsecz(sorry for the misspelling). And Rachel once did 500 yard free and 200 Fly and started swimming competely which is an old age for a girl at 14 years old. Agree, as I watch my son who quit last year at 16 still grow and grow and grow and he will be 18 in March. I wonder if a girl is fit from another sport and switches to swimming after puberty if that helps. I am watching my daughter struggle to deal with a whole new body this year and have watched other girls do the same in the past. If you start after you have that body, there is not an adjustment. Still I think it must take a tremendous athlete to do well that late.