Looking at one-hour results, and just finishing New England Masters SCY Championships at Harvard, how is it that older swimmers are getting faster and faster, and pretty much everyone is getting faster and faster compared to a few years ago when there seemed to be more mortal swimmers?
What are older (45+ women; at this point 65+ men) swimmers doing that keeps them at such elite levels? Weights? Extensive training? How much of both? How do they have jobs and families and train? The field of fast swimmers is getting deeper and deeper. Anyone have idea as to why?
I want to know the secrets. Are the people who race now self-selecting more and more as elite swimmers? Has everyone swum all their lives? I know to swim hard you have to train hard, but I am baffled by sudden increase in amazing fast times and so many records getting broken.
Holy crap ! What events are you swimming?
Lots of long ones! 200, 500, 1650 free, 200 fly, 200 and 400 IM.
I truly don't know what I am - sprinter or distance. What do you guys think?
All of the above? Seriously, you're a superstar.
Seriously though - I take it from the comments posted (by you uber fast people) that doubles would be a mistake. Would the 2 hours a day be too much?
I don't even know if doubles are a mistake for you. Only your body can be the judge. If you feel like you are never recovering from your workouts and constantly fatigued then you probably need to back off.
Holy crap ! What events are you swimming?
Lots of long ones! 200, 500, 1650 free, 200 fly, 200 and 400 IM.
I truly don't know what I am - sprinter or distance. What do you guys think?
All of the above? Seriously, you're a superstar.
Seriously though - I take it from the comments posted (by you uber fast people) that doubles would be a mistake. Would the 2 hours a day be too much?
I don't even know if doubles are a mistake for you. Only your body can be the judge. If you feel like you are never recovering from your workouts and constantly fatigued then you probably need to back off.
