This is something I have been wondering about for a while. To the swimmers that are REALLY Fast, like top 10 national times...were you always fast or did it come later in life? If it came later, how did you get so fast, was it great coaching or just working hard on your own. I was thinking about this because many people are born fast runners ( I am not one of them )I was wondering if swimming is sort of the same. Thanks
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I agree with you Terry, it is amazing what some of these " older" athletes are doing, in all sports, I spent the last 15 years as a masters rower and there were some very fast rowers over 50 and 60. The reason for my original post was to see if anyone out there became faster as they got older. It appears that it can be done, I swam till I was 18 then became a lap swimmer doing 1800 yd swims in the 26-27 minute range for the next 30 years. Now I want to see how fast I can get and to be faster in my 50's than my 20's. This Forum has been a Great source of information and inspiration for someone without team mates to bounce things off. Thanks.
I agree with you Terry, it is amazing what some of these " older" athletes are doing, in all sports, I spent the last 15 years as a masters rower and there were some very fast rowers over 50 and 60. The reason for my original post was to see if anyone out there became faster as they got older. It appears that it can be done, I swam till I was 18 then became a lap swimmer doing 1800 yd swims in the 26-27 minute range for the next 30 years. Now I want to see how fast I can get and to be faster in my 50's than my 20's. This Forum has been a Great source of information and inspiration for someone without team mates to bounce things off. Thanks.
