Is Dara Dirty?
That's been the focus of this past weeks heated debate.
It's time for a poll.
Her Nationals victory and "remarkable" comeback from her long retirement has raised more than a few eye brows. Some believe she is, some beleive she isn't.
Some of us are on the fence, conflicted, we're thrilled to see a 40 year old swim that fast, we realize she has more talent than most 40 year olds but to become that great, that fast might be suspect.
What's your opinion?
AJ
We are starting to see the benefits of better conditioning of women starting in grade school and up. The majority of these talented athletes will quit sometime in their 20's and go on to live life, have a job, have children, and wake up in their late 30's and realize they are out of shape, and get back into it. Dara is one who has not followed that path. She may not have been swimming to stay in shape, but she did indeed stay in shape through her 20's and 30's, and so now in her 40's, she is reaping that. She has money and all the benefits to training that buys her, she has talent and the genetic make-up to be good. If more men and women stay in shape through-out their 20's and 30's, and think we would not see such a decline in their 40's. Dara has hardly any comparison, because not many people do what she has done.
So, perhaps we will see more of this because the kids who survive through their teens and early 20's without burnout may be able to continue to get better as they earn the means to support better training and they get smarter about their training, so there is not wasted time, it is all put into getting better.
We are starting to see the benefits of better conditioning of women starting in grade school and up. The majority of these talented athletes will quit sometime in their 20's and go on to live life, have a job, have children, and wake up in their late 30's and realize they are out of shape, and get back into it. Dara is one who has not followed that path. She may not have been swimming to stay in shape, but she did indeed stay in shape through her 20's and 30's, and so now in her 40's, she is reaping that. She has money and all the benefits to training that buys her, she has talent and the genetic make-up to be good. If more men and women stay in shape through-out their 20's and 30's, and think we would not see such a decline in their 40's. Dara has hardly any comparison, because not many people do what she has done.
So, perhaps we will see more of this because the kids who survive through their teens and early 20's without burnout may be able to continue to get better as they earn the means to support better training and they get smarter about their training, so there is not wasted time, it is all put into getting better.
