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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This may have been posted already, but I'm too lazy to read 60 plus pages.
If so, it bears repeating-
Womens 40-44 World Masters Record for the 50 meter long course freestyle event-26.6s
Mens 40-44 World Masters Record for the 50 meter long course freestyle event-24.14s
Dara Torres age 41- 24.2s
2.4 seconds faster than the world's fastest 40-44 Masters women in her age group, and very nearly as fast as the world's fastest 40-44 Masters male swimmer-Terry Boatwright.
History has always shown an understandably big gap in best times in the 50 free- women vs men-age for age. How is it that this gap has now suddenly disappeared? Maybe we should believe that women catch up with men physically, as we age? Current Masters elite level times do not show this to be true.
Put another way, anyone think Gary Hall jr can go 21.7 at 41?
This may have been posted already, but I'm too lazy to read 60 plus pages.
If so, it bears repeating-
Womens 40-44 World Masters Record for the 50 meter long course freestyle event-26.6s
Mens 40-44 World Masters Record for the 50 meter long course freestyle event-24.14s
Dara Torres age 41- 24.2s
2.4 seconds faster than the world's fastest 40-44 Masters women in her age group, and very nearly as fast as the world's fastest 40-44 Masters male swimmer-Terry Boatwright.
History has always shown an understandably big gap in best times in the 50 free- women vs men-age for age. How is it that this gap has now suddenly disappeared? Maybe we should believe that women catch up with men physically, as we age? Current Masters elite level times do not show this to be true.
Put another way, anyone think Gary Hall jr can go 21.7 at 41?
