What is your ideal weight?

Leslie - Elaine was coached by one that Terry mentions Howard Firby. Elaine Tanner was 5' tall.

47 M 6' 6" 235 225 Whatever weight I need to be at to whip evil smith in the 50 free Weakness(s); good wine, good beer, pizza, spicy thai/indian food....in other words its always a challenge to be at fighting weight.....but I will be again by Seattle!

Elaine was a remarkable swimmer (I had a terrific crush on her), too bad the media vilified her when she brought back 'only' two silver medals from Mexico Olympics (she lost to a competitor who held both world records, yet headlines in Canada used the 'choke' word). I'm glad to see people still bringing their stats to this thread; remember, I hope we will see posts down the road from people who change their stats or change their opinion on what their stats should be (& why). Obviously, there is a great problem in North America with obesity (which the average master's swimmer doesn't suffer from) but I feel it could help anyone viewing these forums to get real figures from real people and their feelings about that subject. Also, this can work the other direction, as well: my daughter just informed me that 19 years old female neighbour who is a champion water skier has decided that she 'must' get well under 100lbs (she is 5'4 or 5) and is presently vomiting her way to what she feels is her ideal weight.

Ande, Remember, in Masters swimming, it's not how fast you are, it's how good you look. No one cares if you can't swim fast any more........ they just want to see if you're old, bald and fat. John Smith

Everyone gets villified by the press in Canada. You should have read the comments about me over the years. One - George is lazy he does not train after I had spent 6 weeks in the hospital.

Height: 5'11" Weight: 163lbs Was hovering around 153 prior to shoulder implosion and complete rotator cuff rebuild in Feb '06. Still getting back to speed on water and weights with a goal to compete again in January. 3X/wk in the water and 4X/wk in weights/dryland. Hoping to increase water to 5X per week and scale down the weights as competitions become more regular. I agree totally with the "Looking good on the beach" approach. Once those times start to slip, you gotta have something else to keep you going.. And I am not talking about the once-every-five-years age group move. Just not enough. R

Leslie, In the world of Masters Swimming, there is a "Good Smith" and there is an "Evil Smith". I will let you judge for yourself which is which. I admit I am obviously much better looking than my Evil counterpart.... :-) John Smith

go ahead, rub it in an approximation of your height weight ratio is what I'm striving towards I weighed around 215 at worlds and I think it would make a world of difference to lose 20 - 25 pounds while maintaining or increasing strength time will tell, scales don't lie. raz Age: 44 Height" 6'4" Current weight 185lbs Healthy weight 185lbs Competition weight 185lbs John Smith

Age: 45 Female Height: 5'5'' (Way too short, regrettably for a sprinter. I wish I was as tall as Mollie. Mollie -- are you that fast backstroker from Potomac Valley?) Weight: 122-125 (I'm guessing. No scale in my house.) Ideal Weight: I don't care because I've been about the same since college (except when popping out kids) and I have too much muscle tone to lose weight. If I don't lift weights, my shoulders can't take the pounding. And I refuse to give up wine to be skinnier. Cross training with running firms everything up. And, ladies, fins are good for the glutes. Competition weight: 115-125 Leslie Leslie, sometimes being a tall female isn't all it's cracked up to be (like when i was at the Naval Academy- short millitary men have a complex when it comes to us tall ladies!) ;) but when it comes to swimming, yeah, i totally dig being tall. most definitely helps on the long axis strokes, IMHO. and i don't know if you can call me all that fast, but yeah, i am a 25-29 backstroker from PV (swim for Terrapin Masters). so i might be the one you're thinking of... :)

Since I've been lifting weights (and yes, I swim mornings, weights evenings and weekends), my weight has stayed around the same. Running 2x a week has brought my average down a little. After a Sunday morning run (when swimming every day M-F, running Saturday morning, lifting Sat afternoon) my weight is 175. And to me absolutely opposite thing is happening. For the past two or three months I have had harder workouts then ever, swimming faster, at higher effort level and doing bigger meleage. I have also been doing weight training. And the result is that I gained 4 pounds. Went up from 114 to 118.:mad: I don't like it, because I was very happy with my previous weight. Moreover, I fear that within the net couple of months I will gain more and more and more. I tried to keep my weight at my usual level by cutting down on food. But this did not workd because I was feeling week and sleepy all day round and had no energy for workout. For sure I am not overeating. I need just to cover my energy needs. I do not eat candies. So what is going on? Is it exercise that can make you heavier?