I started swimming Masters as soon as I could at 25(this was before 19 and then 18 year olds could swim Masters-I'm 57 now.)
I gather this is not what most people do. Swimming was the only thing that allowed me to retain a veneer of sanity in college and med school so I was ecstatic at being with an organized group of swimmers at the first opportunity.
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I am in one of the older age groups, and I didn't have the opportunity to compete for some 20 years. I did so some swimming, but not as much as I do now that I have the incentive to get in there and see what kind of a time I can do.
Back in the "olden days" people in their thirties didn't go out and run around the neighborhood or get into a pool and do intervals. My "hat" is off to the pioneers who made competition possible for older folks. I'm sure I'm a lot of healthier as a result.
I remember the first time I ran in a four mile race when I was in my forties. My mother was horrified and said I should do something more appropriate for my age - like play bridge (and inhale everybody else's cigarette smoke in the process).
I am in one of the older age groups, and I didn't have the opportunity to compete for some 20 years. I did so some swimming, but not as much as I do now that I have the incentive to get in there and see what kind of a time I can do.
Back in the "olden days" people in their thirties didn't go out and run around the neighborhood or get into a pool and do intervals. My "hat" is off to the pioneers who made competition possible for older folks. I'm sure I'm a lot of healthier as a result.
I remember the first time I ran in a four mile race when I was in my forties. My mother was horrified and said I should do something more appropriate for my age - like play bridge (and inhale everybody else's cigarette smoke in the process).
