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has anyone gotten under 60 sec (100yd) as a new swimmer?

rtodd
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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  • lightning: Looks like I'm late to the thread, but I started masters and competitive swimming at age 41 and am now 44. As I got better, I started eye-ing the 1:00 min 100Yd Free but have yet to swim it; However, I am taking it on this coming weekend so wish for the best. my 50 is a 26.8, and my 200 is a painful 2:30, obviously I die down the stretch; so I have no idea how I'll do on a 100. With that 50 time you can do it!!!!!!!! Kurt: I started swimming at 45.5 yrs of age (now I am 49.5 yrs) with zero swimming background. Could not swim one legth of the pool without stopping and could not side breath or flip turn. But I took this sport ULTRA seriously and read and watched everything I could swimming related. In 2006 at World Master at Stanford I did a 108.7 100m free which converts to a 59 high in short course yards. Prior to that, my best 100 yard free was 60.30 (I'm just 5'10" / 155 lbs). That's awesome. Quicksilver: I said to myself I have to at least get close to your 200 back split! I'm not sure I even did that!
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  • lightning: Looks like I'm late to the thread, but I started masters and competitive swimming at age 41 and am now 44. As I got better, I started eye-ing the 1:00 min 100Yd Free but have yet to swim it; However, I am taking it on this coming weekend so wish for the best. my 50 is a 26.8, and my 200 is a painful 2:30, obviously I die down the stretch; so I have no idea how I'll do on a 100. With that 50 time you can do it!!!!!!!! Kurt: I started swimming at 45.5 yrs of age (now I am 49.5 yrs) with zero swimming background. Could not swim one legth of the pool without stopping and could not side breath or flip turn. But I took this sport ULTRA seriously and read and watched everything I could swimming related. In 2006 at World Master at Stanford I did a 108.7 100m free which converts to a 59 high in short course yards. Prior to that, my best 100 yard free was 60.30 (I'm just 5'10" / 155 lbs). That's awesome. Quicksilver: I said to myself I have to at least get close to your 200 back split! I'm not sure I even did that!
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