Dara just one the national title in the 100M Freestyle in 54.4 at the ripe old age of 40. Simply Incredible. :applaud: :woot:
If that's not inspiring I don't know what is.
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I read elsewhere that Spitz's attempt was not very serious, and if he had gone for a training plan like Dara's I would expect that we would have heard that. Do we know much about his comeback training methods?
I just read the new Mark Spitz biography. It describes his comeback in some detail. I don't have the book in front of me so I'm relying on memory.
I believe Spitz started his comeback at 41. He retired after the 1972 Olympics. His comeback was the result of a seed being planted in him, which got his ego and competitive fight going. He saw a few older swimmers still swimming fast and he decided to give it a try. It was serious for a while and reached 10,000+ yards per day for a while. But it degenerated into some made-for-TV races in the 50M fly. I think he raced Rowdy but lost. Spitz started his comeback at Dara's current age.
I read elsewhere that Spitz's attempt was not very serious, and if he had gone for a training plan like Dara's I would expect that we would have heard that. Do we know much about his comeback training methods?
I just read the new Mark Spitz biography. It describes his comeback in some detail. I don't have the book in front of me so I'm relying on memory.
I believe Spitz started his comeback at 41. He retired after the 1972 Olympics. His comeback was the result of a seed being planted in him, which got his ego and competitive fight going. He saw a few older swimmers still swimming fast and he decided to give it a try. It was serious for a while and reached 10,000+ yards per day for a while. But it degenerated into some made-for-TV races in the 50M fly. I think he raced Rowdy but lost. Spitz started his comeback at Dara's current age.
