I want to ask questions about the life of a Champion.
If you are a World Record Holder, a National Record Holder, a State/Provincial record holder, a Club record holder, or even if you've recently gone a personal best; I want to know how you feel about being a Champion.
Masters win, regardless of place!
See, doing your best, no matter what level you achieve is a great experience. The feeling of improvement from consistent effort is something that anyone can attain. That joy is the same when you finish a race and you know it was your best, a great lifestyle, something worth striving for.
Since I've already started a discussion with Chris Stevenson, perhaps we can continue it here.
Chris, even though you may not have smiled at first (on camera anyways) how did the next few days feel? Are these your first WR titles? Do you plan on more in the future? You're a chemistry teacher, right? Do you realize you've inspired me, and countless others?
I wouldn't be surprised if within ten years we see
a 40 year old man go under
20 sec in the 50 scy fr
I bet Neil Walker could do this if he trains a little after he retires
though to do the Dara equivolent he'd need to go under 19.
Yah, we need a whole new vocabulary: the "Dara equivalent." I checked using the calculator at
www.vaswim.org/.../rcalc.cgi
and the equivalent of Torres' 50 free last summer would be 19.01 for a 40 year-old male in scy. Don't think that will happen anytime soon, but who knows?
Slightly more "realistic" would be a 19.72, which is equivalent to Susan Von Der Lippe's 100 *** lcm of 1:13.80 last summer. Still amazingly fast!
I wouldn't be surprised if within ten years we see
a 40 year old man go under
20 sec in the 50 scy fr
I bet Neil Walker could do this if he trains a little after he retires
though to do the Dara equivolent he'd need to go under 19.
Yah, we need a whole new vocabulary: the "Dara equivalent." I checked using the calculator at
www.vaswim.org/.../rcalc.cgi
and the equivalent of Torres' 50 free last summer would be 19.01 for a 40 year-old male in scy. Don't think that will happen anytime soon, but who knows?
Slightly more "realistic" would be a 19.72, which is equivalent to Susan Von Der Lippe's 100 *** lcm of 1:13.80 last summer. Still amazingly fast!
