Hi usms swim friends,
I'm working on a new swim faster faster article and I wanted to gather a little data first
here's my questions:
In your 2 or 3 best events
what are your lifetime best times?
how old were you when you swam them?
what year was that?
what are your best times in those events for each masters age group you've been in?
here's an example of what I'm looking for
Ande Rasmussen
50 scy free
1985 22 20.4
(25 - 29) 1991 28 20.5
(30 - 34) 1995 33 20.9
(35 - 39) can't find a time
(40 - 44) 2004 40 22.44
thanks in advance to for participating in this
I look forward to reading your replies
Ande
PS feel free to email them to me if you don't want to post them here
AndeRasmussen@aol.com
Only LCMs in my life.
20 years old in 1963 (2 packs a day)
50 free 27.2 (no 1/100ths back then)
100 free 1:04.2
200 free 2:28 (1:13, 1:15)
400 free 5:15.x
1500 free 25:15.x (Did it just for the heck of it).
No swimming till my stroke in 2001
Quit smoking 2/2/2002
Two mini-strokes 2005, 2007
Sciatica 2005. Extruded L4-L5 disc Sep 2007 ..........:cane:
64 years old in (Feb) 2007
50 free 35.16
2008
Was hoping to do a bit better in Feb as a 65-69 master
as I started incorporating some gym work.:weightlifter:
The Wham: Wheelchair in October, :rant3:
crutches in November, :toohurt:
threw my back last Friday. :cane:
Can't see how I could do well this February 2008 (if I can swim at all) and guess who's in my age group for the next two years?
:bow: Ian Smith :canada: who, at 66, is only 0.7 seconds slower than I was at 20.
Luckily, for my during-the-meet self esteem, it's timed finals (I'll probably be in the first or second heats, he'll be in the last and I'll have the consolation of seeing him swim -if he participates. I hope he does). Forget my regular self-esteem (when results are published), I'm looking forward to seeing Ian's times.
Only LCMs in my life.
20 years old in 1963 (2 packs a day)
50 free 27.2 (no 1/100ths back then)
100 free 1:04.2
200 free 2:28 (1:13, 1:15)
400 free 5:15.x
1500 free 25:15.x (Did it just for the heck of it).
No swimming till my stroke in 2001
Quit smoking 2/2/2002
Two mini-strokes 2005, 2007
Sciatica 2005. Extruded L4-L5 disc Sep 2007 ..........:cane:
64 years old in (Feb) 2007
50 free 35.16
2008
Was hoping to do a bit better in Feb as a 65-69 master
as I started incorporating some gym work.:weightlifter:
The Wham: Wheelchair in October, :rant3:
crutches in November, :toohurt:
threw my back last Friday. :cane:
Can't see how I could do well this February 2008 (if I can swim at all) and guess who's in my age group for the next two years?
:bow: Ian Smith :canada: who, at 66, is only 0.7 seconds slower than I was at 20.
Luckily, for my during-the-meet self esteem, it's timed finals (I'll probably be in the first or second heats, he'll be in the last and I'll have the consolation of seeing him swim -if he participates. I hope he does). Forget my regular self-esteem (when results are published), I'm looking forward to seeing Ian's times.
