life time best times and best times in each age group

I don't have a back log because I didn't start swimming until 7 years ago. My first meet was 5 years ago as a 50 y.o. Everything is SCY and 50-54 age group 2005 (53) 50 free 26.81 100 free 59.23 50 back 32.87 2006 (54) 200 free 2:17.03 500 free 6:22.70 50 fly 30.31 I'm now in the 55-59 group now. I find it interesting that my 50's are faster even though the 100's are slower. Is it because my technique is getting better even though my conditioning is not? 2007(55) 50 Free - 26.60 100 free - 100.40 50 back - 32.41 100 back - 1:14.23 50 Fly - 29.86 100 fly - 1:16.21 100 IM - 1:11.53

Hi Andre, I got back into USMS swimming in 1999 after swimming for an NAIA school in the mid-70's. I'm swim the backstroke and IM; in the summer I race in local triathlons for fun and humility. BTW, You swam really well at Long Beach. I really wanted to go, but got pretty sick in August. In 1975, I suffered in that pool under *** Jockums for a summer and swore I would never go back. Well, as an adult, one of my swimming buddies talked me into going and swimming in "Lucy's" meet in 1999 and I have been going ever since. It is really a wonderful meet and the LB Grunions do a great job (all my SCM times are from Belmont Plaza). Are you planning to do some kind of statistical regression on the times you are collecting or are you just going to report ancedotes of swimmer's experiences for your article? Just giving the left ocular test to the data my fellow swimmers have submitted tells me that age related performance differs greatly between us. I would guess that other factors such as weight gain (loss), training, stress levels, etc would provide a better picture in terms of estimating how performance declines (or does not) with age. Best wishes for the holidays to everyone! Philipp ------------------------------------------------------ 50 Back SCM 1999 29.45 2000 29.50 2001 29.98 2002 30.35 2003 29.86 2004 2005 30.16 2006 30.64 100 Back SCM 1999 1:03.39 2000 1:02.63 2001 1:03.36 2002 1:03.70 2003 1:03.66 2004 1:06.31 2005 1:04.47 2006 1:03.77 200 Back SCM 1999 2:22.05 2000 2:19.52 2001 2:22.17 2002 2:24.16 2003 2:21.34 2004 2:21.69 2005 2:20.01 2006 2:22.41 200 IM SCM 1999 2:25.70 2000 2:20.96 2001 2:26.36 2002 2:28.46 2003 2:25.84 2004 2005 2:26.01 2006 2:26.73 50 Back LCM 2000 31.57 2002 32.04 2004 31.36 2005 31.81 100 Back LCM 2000 1:08.04 2002 1:09.62 2004 1:09.34 2005 1:08.19 200 Back LCM 2000 2:29.57 2002 2:37.05 2004 2:31.20 2005 2:29.57 50 Back SCY 2001 27.12 2002 26.03 2005 26.76 2006 27.29 2007 27.29 100 Back SCY 2001 58.35 2001 56.71 2003 57.53 2005 57.41 2006 58.24 2007 57.26 200 Back SCY 2001 2:06.10 2002 2:05.47 2003 2:09.14 2005 2:05.99 2006 2:06.74 2007 2:05.93

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 2006 at 65 (65-69): 27.95

Swam in 70's then started back 3 years ago and 40 pounds heavier: 50 Free 1979(18) - 25.9 2005(42) - 31.57 2007(44) - 30.80 100 Free 1979(18) - 56.9 2005(42) - 1:11.54 2007(44) - 1:08.96 500 Free 1978(17) - 6:38.7 2005(42) - 7:02.89 2007(44) - 6:42.42 fully expect to surpass this one soon. 1650 Free 1978(17) - 25:29.2 2006(43) - 24:02.09 finally learned how to pace as an adult. Kid strategy - was go out fast (in a :28 for the first 50) and die. Donna I have to edit this now as my times have dropped drastically on the 500 and 1650: 50 Free 1979(18) - 25.9 2007(40-44) - 30.30 2007(45-49) - 31.46 100 Free 1979(18) - 56.9 2007(40-44) - 1:08.96 2007(45-49) - 1:08.67 500 Free 1978(17) - 6:38.7 2007(40-44) - 6:42.42 2007(45-49) - 6:31.69 1650 Free 1978(17) - 25:29.2 2007(40-44) - 22:53.99

16 years old 50 free- 34 SCY 100 free- 1:24 SCY 100 ***- 1:38 SCY 17 years old 50 free- 28.6 SCY 100 free- 1:06.3 SCY 200 free- 2:24 SCY 500 free- 7:18 SCY 100 back- 1:15 SCY 50 free- 32 SCM 100 free- 1:14 SCM 200 free- 2:44 SCM 18 years old 50 free- 27.6 50 free- 31.05 SCM 100 free- 1:01 SCY 100 free- 1:12 200 free- 2:20 SCY 500 free- 6:30 400 free- 6:17 SCM 1000 free- 14:16 SCY 1650 free- 23:35 19 years old 50 free- 31 SCM 50 free- 31.55 LCM 100 free- 1:10 SCM 100 free- 1:11 LCM 200 free- 2:41 SCM and LCM 400 free- 5:50 SCM and LCM 800 free- 12:04 1500 free- 23:20

I'll play. 100 SCY backstroke PR: 1:03.1 (1983, 15) 25-29: 1:13.78 (1997, 29) 30-34: 1:10.75 (1998, 30) 35-39: apparently I didn't swim it (???); I did mostly open water racing the last few years. 200 SCY backstroke PR: ??? (I am sure I swam it as a teen faster than I did at 34) 25-29: 2:37.82 (1997, 29) 30-34: 2:29.04 (2002, 34) 35-39: 2:39.90 (2005, 37) 200 SCM backstroke PR: 2:43.06 (2007, 39) 25-29: 2:58.05 (1996, 28) 30-34: 2:55.43 (1998, 30) 35-39: 2:43.06 (2007, 39) 500 SCY free PR: 5:37.?? (1982, 14) 25-29: 6:06.45 (1997, 29) 30-34: 5:42.08 (2000, 32) 35-39: 5:52.52 (2003, 35) 2.7 mi OW (Donner Lake, California) PR: 1:07.23 (2007, 39) 25-29: didn't swim it 30-34: 1:09.01 (2002, 34) 35-39: 1:07.23 (2007, 39)

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.

i posted earlier about my 200 back and 200 free, but i had a good 100 back at Colony SCM zones, so i'm going to add that... 100 back (SCM) age 16: 1:10.88 (age group) 18-24: 1:11.90 25-29: 1:10.46 :woot: lifetime best! i'm not sure why this is, but i typically do much better in the 100 back in meters (both SC and LC) than in SCY. any theories on why that might be???

i posted earlier about my 200 back and 200 free, but i had a good 100 back at Colony SCM zones, so i'm going to add that... 100 back (SCM) age 16: 1:10.88 (age group) 18-24: 1:11.90 25-29: 1:10.46 :woot: lifetime best! i'm not sure why this is, but i typically do much better in the 100 back in meters (both SC and LC) than in SCY. any theories on why that might be??? Having seen your stroke, I think it's because you are very long and powerful in the water so a longer distance between walls seems to favor you. Maybe you're not getting the most out of your turns? Paul

i posted earlier about my 200 back and 200 free, but i had a good 100 back at Colony SCM zones, so i'm going to add that... 100 back (SCM) age 16: 1:10.88 (age group) 18-24: 1:11.90 25-29: 1:10.46 :woot: lifetime best! So it WAS a lifetime best! WAY TO GO! I'm jealous....darn .06!!!! Albatross....