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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Actually its just the opposite, reaction time, speed, power and fast twitch muscle is all the first to go...endurance can continue to be developed into the late 30's/early 40's but typically even there it is rare for an elite athlete to make incremental improvements in times.
If you watched the trails and listened to some of Rowdy's commentary and read any of the other articles discussing this anomaly of an athlete they all said the same thing as well as pointed out how slow Dara was off the blocks
So why is it then that most of the "older" athletes at the elite level are swimming the shortest events?
I recall them saying how slow her RT was and that Natalie really creamed her off the walls, but her stroke and the power she developed made up for that in the 40 meters that lay ahead.
Actually its just the opposite, reaction time, speed, power and fast twitch muscle is all the first to go...endurance can continue to be developed into the late 30's/early 40's but typically even there it is rare for an elite athlete to make incremental improvements in times.
If you watched the trails and listened to some of Rowdy's commentary and read any of the other articles discussing this anomaly of an athlete they all said the same thing as well as pointed out how slow Dara was off the blocks
So why is it then that most of the "older" athletes at the elite level are swimming the shortest events?
I recall them saying how slow her RT was and that Natalie really creamed her off the walls, but her stroke and the power she developed made up for that in the 40 meters that lay ahead.
