Masters Swimming Survey

RE: Masters Swimming Survey

Former Member — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:54:55 GMT

Questions: 1. # years of masters swimming 2. age started masters swimming 3. # years of age group experience, if applicable 4. age started age group swimming, if applicable 5. best masters event 6. favorite masters event 7. most hated masters event Answers: 1. About 18 2. About 47 3. None, but swam 2 years in Division III 4. First competitive experience at 17 5. 200 BR 6. Anything but back 7. Any event where you look up.... -- mel

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Former Member — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:24:05 GMT

1. # years of masters swimming 2. age started masters swimming 3. # years of age group experience, if applicable 4. age started age group swimming, if applicable 5. best masters event 6. favorite masters event 7. most hated masters event 1. Off and on (more off then on) for 4 years 2. 39 3. 5 4. 6 5. 50/100 *** 6. 100/200 IM 7. 200 Fly or any distance freestyle

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FindingMyInnerFish — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:02:18 GMT

A non-scientific survey on masters swimming experience(s). If you would like to participate, please answer the following: :) 1. # years of masters swimming 2. age started masters swimming 3. # years of age group experience, if applicable 4. age started age group swimming, if applicable 5. best masters event 6. favorite masters event 7. most hated masters event This looks interesting... here I go... 1. ~2 2. 54 3. No age group swimming at all 4. See no. 3 5. Best masters event... my first 50 free which remains my PR, tho still pretty slow, 51 6. Favorite masters event is a tough one: The 50 free b/c I don't get lapped too much or at all (if LC) ;) and it gives me a chance to see how fast I can make my slow body go... but also like open water swims b/c I enjoy being outdoors and in natural bodies of water--learned to swim mostly in a bay, so it's like a homecoming. 7. Most hated masters event: Quick note: I'd rather not use the word "hated" but I took a stab at the 100 IM (hey it was the senior games and I was feeling reckless!) and t'weren't purty. But it was kind of fun in a weird way to try an event where I don't feel confident about meeting any goals except to manage to sustain the butterfly for the whole 25 yards and actually finish. But when IM sets come up in practices.... :help:

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TRYM_Swimmer — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:59:14 GMT

If anyone really cares: 1. 25 years of Masters swimming 2. 29 years of age 3. Swam high school and college but never year round 4. 30 - Swam some USA Swimming meets up to about age 37 5. Breaststroke, distance free 6. When I was competing more 200 Breaststroke (just now getting back to it as the kids are now off at college - swimming of course.) 7. Backstroke - my breaststroke 100 has always been 6-10 seconds faster than backstroke! Leo Those of us in the *** faster than Back fraternity always care about welcoming another member!

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Former Member — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:09:59 GMT

Heather- you are shaking my confidence in the universe as I understood it. I can tell you're softening towards the breastroke (at least the 50).

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Former Member — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:09:54 GMT

1. # years of masters swimming - 15 years 2. age started masters swimming - Started when I was 25 (not any experience before) 3. # years of age group experience - N/A 4. age started age group swimming, N/A 5. best masters event - 100 back (8th place in Latin American master event) behind 1 Cuban, 3 Brazilians, 1 Venezuelian, 1 Argentinian and 1 other Mexican. 6. favorite masters event -100 free, 200 IM SC 7. most hated masters event - None You sound like a mean backstroker Alex! Congrats on your high placing in that very tough and widespread competition! And Heather.....You will break the 1:00 barrier in the 100 fly someday....Did you happen to read my prior posting about that? Just keep moving forward the way you are and you will get there sooner than you think....Remember that you are a flyer now (self declared) even if its not quite your best event at the moment. Newmastersswimmer p.s. Great to see the new postings from some of the newest posters!

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Former Member — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:43:43 GMT

1. # years of masters swimming 2. age started masters swimming 3. # years of age group experience, if applicable 4. age started age group swimming, if applicable 5. best masters event 6. favorite masters event 7. most hated masters event Okay. I've been lurking for a while with only an occassional comment or question so I'll join the party. 1. 5 2. 50 3. n/a 4. n/a 5. 500 free 6. 200, 500, & 1650 free 7. IM's - all of them

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Former Member — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:20:44 GMT

1) 3 years of masters swimming 2) started master's swimming at age 45. Many years of fitness swimming previously. 3) 11 years age group, including 1 1/2 years of division III collegiate swimming 4) First swam competitively at age 8 5) Best events- 50/100 back 6) Favorite events- any IM. This shows the truly versatile swimmers 7) Hated event- 200 free. Haven't swam this in many decades. I'm afraid it will expose my limitations as an athlete!

RE: Masters Swimming Survey

Former Member — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:19:56 GMT

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FlyQueen — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00:46 GMT

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TRYM_Swimmer — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:29:48 GMT

1. # years of masters swimming 2. age started masters swimming 3. # years of age group experience, if applicable 4. age started age group swimming, if applicable 5. best masters event 6. favorite masters event 7. most hated masters event. 1. 35 (Off and on) 2. 27 3. 9 4. 10 5. 100 *** 6. Anything above 100 7. Anything below 100, except 50 ***

RE: Masters Swimming Survey

Former Member — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:49:18 GMT

.... If you would like to participate, please answer the following: :) 1. # years of masters swimming (four and a half) after 20 years off. 2. age started masters swimming (40) 3. # years of age group experience (5) plus 4 in college 4. age started age group swimming (13) 5. best masters event (anything backstroke) 6. favorite masters event (50 free) 7. (Dare I say breaststroke)

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Former Member — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:16:27 GMT

open water except 200 fly and all breaststroke events. Dislike that evil breaststroke. *evil-eye* Karlene. :thhbbb:Ner-ner!

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Former Member — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:11:52 GMT

1. # years of masters swimming: 10 2. age started masters swimming: 23 3. # years of age group experience, if applicable: Never swam on an age-group team (but started on my middle-school team at age 12 for 3 years, then swam 2 1/2 years in high-school, and 4 years collegiate) 4. age started age group swimming, if applicable: N/A 5. best masters event: 400 im 6. favorite masters event: 200 fly (nothing feels quite as good as back-siding it and taking out the field in the last 50) 7. most hated masters event: 200 fly (nothing sucks more than taking it out too hard, and getting overtaken in the last 50!)

RE: Masters Swimming Survey

Former Member — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:57:29 GMT

1. About 3.5 years total. 2. 35 the first time 40 presently 3. 11 years of age group exp. 4. I started age group swimming at 7 years of age 5. I have not raced since high school but I still go for FLY and IM's 6. See above. 7. Distance races, anything over 400 meters. Got Boost

RE: Masters Swimming Survey

Former Member — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:45:25 GMT

RE: Masters Swimming Survey

Former Member — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:27:11 GMT

A non-scientific survey on masters swimming experience(s). If you would like to participate, please answer the following: :) 1. # years of masters swimming 2. age started masters swimming 3. # years of age group experience, if applicable 4. age started age group swimming, if applicable 5. best masters event 6. favorite masters event 7. most hated masters event After seeing most replies, I feel like Methuselah now. OK. Here goes 1. # years of masters swimming five (in 2007) 2. age started masters swimming 59 (in 2002) 1+2=64 3. # years of age group experience, if applicable Three. No age group. Was in the men's team; guess it could be called "Open" 4. age started age group swimming, if applicable Started at 17, stopped at 20 (Club team). Restarted swimming at question #2 5. best masters event 50 Free LCM 6. favorite masters event see 5. above 7. most hated masters event None (because I don't swim what I don't like). Cheers!

RE: Masters Swimming Survey

aztimm — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:55:53 GMT

1. # years of masters swimming 2. age started masters swimming 3. # years of age group experience, if applicable 4. age started age group swimming, if applicable 5. best masters event 6. favorite masters event 7. most hated masters event Answers: 1. 9 2. 28 3. None 4. N/A 5. 200 *** 6. 100 *** 7. 200 Fly

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ljlete — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:29:48 GMT

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Karlene — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:39:41 GMT

Maybe I'd like it more if a sundial wasn't needed to time me!

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Karlene — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:13:24 GMT

In masters 18 years, starting at age 36. Age group for 11 years (age 7-17), still occasionally swam AG meets until about 7 or 8 years ago. Best events - 50 free, 100 free, 50 back, 100 back Like most everything including open water except 200 fly and all breaststroke events. Dislike that evil breaststroke.

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ande — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:32:46 GMT

1. 19, started in 1988 USMS Nats in Austin 2. 24 or 25 depends which day in may it was 3. 37, still compete in age group meets now and then 4. 6 but it was off and on till I was 12 also took a 8 month break in 1977 when I was 13 / 14 5. 25 fly, otherwise it's a toss up 50 bk, 100 bk, 50 fly, and unfortunately the 200 IM, 6. 25 fly, otherwise it's a toss up 50 bk, 100 bk, 50 fly, and unfortunately the 200 IM, 7. 1650 / 1500 / 1000 / 800 / 500 / 400 / 200 fly

RE: Masters Swimming Survey

Former Member — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:15:55 GMT

I hope no one minds if I pull up an old thread. There are so many of us newbies and lurkers, I though some might want to answer. 1. 6 years 2. 27 3. 8 4. 10 5. 200 ***/100 back 6. 100 *** 7. 200 fly

RE: Masters Swimming Survey

Julie Roddin — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:22:06 GMT

Sweetgirl- so glad you brought this back!!! Here are my answers... 8 years of masters swimming 22 age started masters swimming 11 years of age group (7-18) then 4 years of college 7 age started age group (year round) swimming 100/200 back- Best masters event 400 IM- favorite masters event Anything breaststroke- most hated masters event

RE: Masters Swimming Survey

Former Member — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 17:22:57 GMT

Since this is my first post on your venerable forum I thought it was as good a place to start as any: 1. 8 year 2. 21 years old 3. 10 years experience - on and off 4. 7 years old (but I'm not sure if 'age group swimming' means the same on this side of the pond - that's when I joined my first club and competed) 5. 50m free / 50m back 6. 25m free / 25m back 7. Anything over 100m and / or anything involving breaststroke.