Ok,
Here is a question. I was wondering about how to compare shooting your age in golf (a feat regardless of how old you are). After seeing Paul Smith swim a 47.++ in the 100 free as a 45 year old, is swimming your age in the 100 free a similar comparison?
I feel the same way being 36. But I don't know many golfers under 60 who are ever close to golfing their age. That seems to be a legitimate goal at 65+. I am more wondering what is the legitimate age to do it in swimming?
Just with a quick look at the National records and then searching individual results here's a stab at the earliest "swimming of one's age in the 100 free (scy)"
Men: Jack Groselle 47.87 at age 47 (2002)
Women: Laura Val 54.81 at age 54 (just a couple days ago)
If you use long course obviously that ups the age some. Interestingly, it doesn't look like a U.S. woman has ever swam her age for the LC 100 free. Sounds like a goal for someone to shoot for!
Originally posted by Rob Copeland
While my mother may find this an interesting challenge, she will need to drop another 10 seconds or so; my 19 year old son is going to find it a bit tough to get from 45 to 19 in the 100.
Tiger Woods can't golf his age very often for 9 holes either. That is my point. When is it realistic SC or LC and is this a compelling goal like golfing your age?
Originally posted by Sam Perry
Ok,
Here is a question. I was wondering about how to compare shooting your age in golf (a feat regardless of how old you are). After seeing Paul Smith swim a 47.++ in the 100 free as a 45 year old, is swimming your age in the 100 free a similar comparison?
While my mother may find this an interesting challenge, she will need to drop another 10 seconds or so; my 19 year old son is going to find it a bit tough to get from 45 to 19 in the 100.
As a college student and a not especially fast swimmer, I can't even swim close to my age in the 50 free! For me, a more realistic goal would be swimming my age (in minutes) in the 1650/1500 free. I'm really a sprinter (mostly 50's and a few 100's), so I'm still a few minutes off.
Swimming Your Age:
Two summers ago, I was the only person at an ocean swim in Emerald Isle, NC to swim the two miles in my age in minutes: 59
Sure there are a lot more out there that could better that, but I was pleased with my first open water swim in about 20 years.
And besides, that gave me something to take home (if just a memory) as they gave no age group awards!
