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
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I’m glad Jim brought up this thread again – another year has past and there have been some minor improvements in the age group (probably the last, with one more year to go)
LCM 50 free (sorry no yards)
1961 at 20: 24.9 (no hundredths then)
eased into masters starting 1997:
2000 at 59 (55-59): 28.39
2002 at 61 (60-64): 27.80
2009 at 68 (65-69): 27.50
SCM 50 free (sorry no SCM at 20)
1997 at 56 (55-59): 28.13
2005 at 64 (60-64): 27.04
2009 at 68 (65-69): 26.88
For those who want to torture themselves, here is a Youtube of the 26.88 (in “HD” you can read the time) done this year in the 65-69 heat at the Canadian nationals:
YouTube- Men's 50 Free Heat 3 (00040)
Next to me is Vinus van Baalen who also swims for San Diego. He screwed up his turn worse than I did. (I turned a bit too far from the wall and lost an explosive push-off) It was one of those slippery plastic bulkheads and you had to turn perfectly square or you’d slip sideways (like Vinus did). A mistake like that in a 50 and you’re dead meat.
Ian.
I’m glad Jim brought up this thread again – another year has past and there have been some minor improvements in the age group (probably the last, with one more year to go)
LCM 50 free (sorry no yards)
1961 at 20: 24.9 (no hundredths then)
eased into masters starting 1997:
2000 at 59 (55-59): 28.39
2002 at 61 (60-64): 27.80
2009 at 68 (65-69): 27.50
SCM 50 free (sorry no SCM at 20)
1997 at 56 (55-59): 28.13
2005 at 64 (60-64): 27.04
2009 at 68 (65-69): 26.88
For those who want to torture themselves, here is a Youtube of the 26.88 (in “HD” you can read the time) done this year in the 65-69 heat at the Canadian nationals:
YouTube- Men's 50 Free Heat 3 (00040)
Next to me is Vinus van Baalen who also swims for San Diego. He screwed up his turn worse than I did. (I turned a bit too far from the wall and lost an explosive push-off) It was one of those slippery plastic bulkheads and you had to turn perfectly square or you’d slip sideways (like Vinus did). A mistake like that in a 50 and you’re dead meat.
Ian.
