This one was pretty close, because British Swimming requires swimmers to make the Olympic A cut to compete. Mark Foster, my favorite swimmer, has qualified to swim the 50 free at the Olympics this summer. He'll be 38 years old.
Here's an interview with Foster where he talks about things like limited training volume, the importance of lifting weights, and staying physically fit for life.
Foster also has a unique way of sprinting. In this video, he dominates a field of sprinters with the slowest stroke rate in the pool.
I find a lot of things to admire about Mark Foster, and I think it's great news that he'll get to swim at the Olympics. Hopefully, when he retires from professional swimming, he'll continue to compete in masters.
Great job by Mark. Are his achievements so much different than Dara Torres'? OK, he's a few years younger and never really left the pool for extended periods as far as I know, but like Dara he is still capable of swimming close to or faster than his personal bests.
I just noticed in the interview you linked that Foster is exactly one day younger than I am!
He's never had a full term pregnancy?
Great job by Mark. Are his achievements so much different than Dara Torres'? OK, he's a few years younger and never really left the pool for extended periods as far as I know, but like Dara he is still capable of swimming close to or faster than his personal bests.
I just noticed in the interview you linked that Foster is exactly one day younger than I am!
He's never had a full term pregnancy?
