Heres the scoop. I've been swimming for about 3 years now. My best times (scy) are as follows:
500 free 5:13.something
200 free 157.something else
100 free 52.8
50 free 24.38
100 fly 59.7
I swim between 20,000 and 30,000 yards/week now. I'm 20 years old, (male). My question is, do you think that with the right training and work ethic I could make a cut for the Olympic Trials in 2012? I would expect to train between 2 and 3 hours/day. I know it may sound a little crazy given my times now but I believe that with 6 years to do it, I can. My goal would be to qualify for the 100,200, or 500 free.
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jsmwbnc has a better chance of making trials than someone the same age who has trained their entire life and goes a 46 in the 100 free. The difference is the person who has trained their whole life has little to no potential to get better. Jsm is fresh and has alot of potenial but undetermined just how mush he has, so go for it. I like your attitude to see how fast you can posibly go.
"aim to be the greatest, if you come up short you will still only be great"
-I forgot who said this
jsmwbnc has a better chance of making trials than someone the same age who has trained their entire life and goes a 46 in the 100 free. The difference is the person who has trained their whole life has little to no potential to get better. Jsm is fresh and has alot of potenial but undetermined just how mush he has, so go for it. I like your attitude to see how fast you can posibly go.
"aim to be the greatest, if you come up short you will still only be great"
-I forgot who said this
