Just curious how many have started swimming over the age 40 and been able to get under 60 sec in the 100. If so, just how fast and after how many years training?
How about the 200 yd?
Looking to see what can be done for inspiration!!
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I have been swimming for about 2.5 years, am 32 years old, and practice about twice a week now (not enough, I know...family comes first though). My last meet was in January of this year and my 100 Free time back then was 1:04 with a 50 Free time of :28. I was in decent shape at the time but was not really in the "zone" if you know what I mean. As I recall a cold fell upon me later that night.
I think I can break a minute by now in a meet but I won't know for sure until our local meet again in January. I could time myself in practice but I kinda want it to be a surprise at the meet for me. I just practice when I can and as hard as I can...the results will be whatever they will be. As for the 200, I rarely swim those distances aside from in warmup and never in competition. My workouts primarily consist of 100 and 50 repeats on intervals.
I have been swimming for about 2.5 years, am 32 years old, and practice about twice a week now (not enough, I know...family comes first though). My last meet was in January of this year and my 100 Free time back then was 1:04 with a 50 Free time of :28. I was in decent shape at the time but was not really in the "zone" if you know what I mean. As I recall a cold fell upon me later that night.
I think I can break a minute by now in a meet but I won't know for sure until our local meet again in January. I could time myself in practice but I kinda want it to be a surprise at the meet for me. I just practice when I can and as hard as I can...the results will be whatever they will be. As for the 200, I rarely swim those distances aside from in warmup and never in competition. My workouts primarily consist of 100 and 50 repeats on intervals.
