what age do you give up getting faster?

I've been swimming Masters for 34 yr.I was fastest in my early 30s and it would take a miracle to beat those times:cane:.None the less I have swims that are faster than up to 10 yr prior when I have a technique or training breakthrough.:groovy:

We will become faster, if your technique is not efficient. This does not mean you will able to swim faster then you are capable of at your present age. I know lots of 60+ year olds that are faster then they were. But there are limits of how fast a 60 year old can go. I don't think we will ever see a 60+ year guy swim in the olympic 100m. I know for sure I will never become faster then I was.

many people can get faster from one year to the next because they can add aspects to their training I believe I'll swim some times in the 45 - 49 age group faster than what I did in the 40 - 44 age group suggestions get stronger improve your technique improve your body improve your attitude and expectations male:60 distance: 1.5k-2k free workout: 10x100 on 2:00 /1:25 ave 10x50 on :50 /:42 ave 10x100 on 1:40/ 1:28 ave 10x50 on :65/ :42 ave recovery times & swim times say to me endurance is ok, but forgot getting any faster!! any suggestions/ideas?

many people can get faster from one year to the next because they can add aspects to their training I believe I'll swim some times in the 45 - 49 age group faster than what I did in the 40 - 44 age group suggestions get stronger improve your technique improve your body improve your attitude and expectations i believe i have max'ed out each of these (well at least 95+% on each).......it has to be a VO2 max issue / max HR issue. is there any workouts you might suggest? thank you

sprints: late 20s distance: mid-to-late 30s.

or you can just keep changing events... it really makes getting pb's easier :D

Jim, I used to think that too but don't sell yourself short. Even at 45 I have beaten most of my distance times as a kid and am still lowering them even more, now I am going after my sprints. Give yourself a chance mentally and you might be surprised how fast you can go physically. Thanks for the support, but since I trained like a madman in my youth, and went fairly fast (55 100y brst and 1:04 100m brst) I think I will realistically be lucky to come within 10% of those times. I'd love to go 59 and 1:09... :cane:

I believe I'll swim some times in the 45 - 49 age group faster than what I did in the 40 - 44 age group Which really makes me happy I've moved into the 50-54 age group! :)

I will get faster as a masters swimmer over the next 2-4 years, as I return to a decent level of fitness. But I will never be as fast as I was in my 20s... :shakeshead: Jim, I used to think that too but don't sell yourself short. Even at 45 I have beaten most of my distance times as a kid and am still lowering them even more, now I am going after my sprints. Give yourself a chance mentally and you might be surprised how fast you can go physically.

I hate to burst anybody's bubble, but if you were a competitive swimmer at one time, then you are not getting faster than you were when you were in your twenties. VO2 max, muscle mass, max heart rate, etc. etc. plummet by the time you are in your 60s. Compartmentalize your life and forget about the glory days because dredging them up, will only bring you pain and sorrow. I am happy to find I'm alive in the morning and swimming a time within a half-second of the year before is gravy and time for true celebration (...but a faster time...forget about it). The only people getting faster are those that did not exploit their talent when they were younger.