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
100 BR SCY
58.59 1981 (21 yo) Div I college
1:07.43 1987 (28 yo) USMS 25-29
1:05.94 2007 (48 yo) USMS 45-49
200 BR SCY
2:10.00 1981 (21 yo) Div I college
2:36.41 1987 (28 yo) USMS 25-29
2:30.25 2007 (48 yo) USMS 45-49
Wow, how did I get sooooo slow? I'm getting there very slowly, but at least it's better than my first go around in Masters...
Mark
I've been lurking here for quite some time, and been thinking about my times, so this thread gave me a chance to finally register and join the discussion
I swam primarily backstroke and freestyle, 100 SCY
1998 (age 14)
50 FR: 23.0x
100 FR: 49.7x
100 BK: 54.53
I quit after the meet where I posted these times, so I'm 23 now and embroiled in graduate school, got back into swimming a month ago to try to lose the weight. I can't join my college's team so I guess that qualifies me to post on this forum, even though I'm just working out by myself in the pool and not affiliated with any team. Either way just reading the boards has been quite helpful.
Times now: (23, SCY, hand timed while wearing board shorts!)
50 FR: 27.8 off a push
100 BK: 1:01.3
Maybe there's hope for me in a couple months :)
My freestyle 200 right now is 4:00min. My 50 free is 25sec flat. My 100 free is 1:29.
Either you made a typo on that 50 time or you're the worst "drop dead" sprinter of all time! :)
I'll take a shot at mine:
200 free
age 17 1:50 (high school)
age 21 1:45ish (college)
30-34 1:52.35 (SC Nats 2004)
35-39 1:50.18 (SC Nats 2005)
500 free
age 17 4:49 (hs)
age 21 4:40 (college)
30-34 5:11.09 (SC Nats 2004)
35-39 5:01.77 (SC Nats 2005)
1650 free
age 21 16:09 (college)
30-34 never swam
35-39 17:48.66 (SC Nats 2007)
200 back
age 16 2:11.19 (age group)
age 20 2:08ish (college)
18-24 2:12.54 (2005 SCY nats)
25-29 2:11.90 (2007 SCY nats)
(i didn't get to swim this much as a kiddo, but it's my fav event as a master swimmer.)
200 free
age 16 1:54.75 (HS)
age 20 1:56ish (college)
18-24 1:58.36 (2005 SCY nats)
25-29 1:58.07 (2007 SCY nats)
(i swam this all the dam time in college, but never tapered, so i think that's why my college best is slower than my best as a kid.)
taking the link posted earlier at face value, i have a legit shot, with hard work of course, to get back down to the 1:56ish range for my 200 free. if i hadn't breathed into my finish at nationals, i would have been 1:57high this year. :frustrated:
(at least i know what i need to work on between now and austin...)
My freestyle 200 right now is 4:00min. My 50 free is 25sec flat. My 100 free is 1:29. I'm 22 and, I'm going to compete doing the fly in 3 of my events and 2 free events plus a 400 free relay. When I was looking at yall's times I was like good heavens I'm nowhere near where I need to be.
Sincerely, Swimminggirl
thanks to everyone who posted
anyone else want to?
I HAVE UPDATES!!!!! I missed my SCM lifetime best last weekend by .06!
100 Back SCM
18 years old: 1:11.53
18-24: 1:17.25
25-29: 1:15.19
30-34: 1:11.59
50 Back SCM
14 years old: 33.14
18-24: 35.22
30-34: 33.62
100 Back SCY
college-1998: 1:00
18-24: 1:08.16
25-29: 1:07.22
30-34: 1:05.03
200 Back SCY
college-1998: 2:10
18-24: 2:29.46
25-29: 2:20.43
30-34: 2:19.32
And a little open water for fun...
Chesapeake Bay 4.4 mile swim:
1990 (13 years old): 2:03
2000 (23 years old): 2:29
2001 (24 years old): 1:59
2007 (30 years old): 1:46
50 Free
1984 - 21.26 SCY
2007 - 24.54 SCY
100 Free
1984 - 57.25 SCM
2007 - 1:01.37 SCM
50 Fly
1984 - 27.30 SCM
2007 - 30.29 SCM
I just wish I had taken my swimming seriously back in the day.
Paul
