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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Holy smokes, it only took a few minutes to catch up with this thread this morning!
I've resisted participating 'cause I didn't feel that I could advance what is essentially a circular argument, but one tiny factoid just blasted into my mind: back in the early to mid-eighties, Sandy Nielson-Bell was constantly pursuing Trials qualification on 50free from about age 35-43 and coming very close. She had been Olympic 100free gold medalist and the level of speed that she attained was astonishing at the time. I wonder if she would have any insight on this discussion? Or do any of the long-timers in the forums know what training regimens she followed? Not trying to make a specific point for either side here, but in retrospect, for the time period, she stood out as relevant to this topic.
Holy smokes, it only took a few minutes to catch up with this thread this morning!
I've resisted participating 'cause I didn't feel that I could advance what is essentially a circular argument, but one tiny factoid just blasted into my mind: back in the early to mid-eighties, Sandy Nielson-Bell was constantly pursuing Trials qualification on 50free from about age 35-43 and coming very close. She had been Olympic 100free gold medalist and the level of speed that she attained was astonishing at the time. I wonder if she would have any insight on this discussion? Or do any of the long-timers in the forums know what training regimens she followed? Not trying to make a specific point for either side here, but in retrospect, for the time period, she stood out as relevant to this topic.
