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!!
As a follow up to my previous post:
Incidentally, I am by no means a physical specimen transitioning from another sport.
I played baseball and hockey when I was younger. I stopped playing hockey at about 32 after a serious knee injury and put on 70 pounds over the next 10 years when my fairly active life style was curtailed.
I started swimming out of desperation, since my knee would not allow me to participate in any other sports (including walking). I dropped 35 pounds, but still have a long way to go. I am 5' 10", 215 lbs (not exactly a swimming prototype). I like to think of myself more as a "swimming brick".
I may never be top 10 in any swim event, but that's the great thing about swimming. You can compete with your own best times and set goals for yourself and still feel like you have accomplished something.
As a follow up to my previous post:
Incidentally, I am by no means a physical specimen transitioning from another sport.
I played baseball and hockey when I was younger. I stopped playing hockey at about 32 after a serious knee injury and put on 70 pounds over the next 10 years when my fairly active life style was curtailed.
I started swimming out of desperation, since my knee would not allow me to participate in any other sports (including walking). I dropped 35 pounds, but still have a long way to go. I am 5' 10", 215 lbs (not exactly a swimming prototype). I like to think of myself more as a "swimming brick".
I may never be top 10 in any swim event, but that's the great thing about swimming. You can compete with your own best times and set goals for yourself and still feel like you have accomplished something.
