At the risk of getting beaten up over this, I was wondering how all you 100 free experts would plan a race to beat a 40 year old with crazy strength. I am a fan of Dara Torres, but if I was kid working every day to just a get one shot at the Olympics, I would be super motivated to beat her. From a coach's perspective I would say, "Work to put that old gal back into retirement!!"
Ideas?
Don't asume all Olympic hopefuls have LCM pools to train in. In certain states they are not very available, even in summer anymore.
For those of us in, ahem, advanced age, think about how you did things in your late teens and early 20's, and think about now. Most of us have learned from our mistakes, do things more efficiently, and have a more internal motivation for things.
I think Dara is playing on a lot of years of experience and has figured out what works well. She also has tons of talent. But there are plenty of young ladies out there with talent, motivation and good work ethic, so it should be an interesting year.
Don't asume all Olympic hopefuls have LCM pools to train in. In certain states they are not very available, even in summer anymore.
For those of us in, ahem, advanced age, think about how you did things in your late teens and early 20's, and think about now. Most of us have learned from our mistakes, do things more efficiently, and have a more internal motivation for things.
I think Dara is playing on a lot of years of experience and has figured out what works well. She also has tons of talent. But there are plenty of young ladies out there with talent, motivation and good work ethic, so it should be an interesting year.
