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!!
rtodd:
I seem to recall MSwimming is some ace mid-to-distance swimming guy who is an unbelievable athletic anomaly being unduly modest.
I didn't swim, and I mean not at all, for over 24 years. After 4 months of training maybe 3-4x week of not that impressive yardage, I hopped in and swam a 26 in the 50 free. I'm 45 now, 44 then (last October). I had to learn how to do flip turns the right way and keep my goggles on. It can be done. I think it depends on the factors Ande set forth. I suspect MSwimming was a good athlete beforehand and was doing some other sport when he was young. Swimming under 50 when you're over 40 and haven't done it before is mindboggling. Work on getting under 1:00 first. That would be fantastic. Just keep at it. 5x week is a lot of training for a sprinter.
rtodd:
I seem to recall MSwimming is some ace mid-to-distance swimming guy who is an unbelievable athletic anomaly being unduly modest.
I didn't swim, and I mean not at all, for over 24 years. After 4 months of training maybe 3-4x week of not that impressive yardage, I hopped in and swam a 26 in the 50 free. I'm 45 now, 44 then (last October). I had to learn how to do flip turns the right way and keep my goggles on. It can be done. I think it depends on the factors Ande set forth. I suspect MSwimming was a good athlete beforehand and was doing some other sport when he was young. Swimming under 50 when you're over 40 and haven't done it before is mindboggling. Work on getting under 1:00 first. That would be fantastic. Just keep at it. 5x week is a lot of training for a sprinter.
