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.
-- I am no expert on this, but I don't believe heavy weightlifting should be done before the body matures fully.
Absolutely! I remember a case of a 12-year old girl in the DC area in the 80's who had done so much weight work that her very strong muscles were pulling her not so well developed tendons away from the bones.
That said, this old man needs to do a bit of weight training, as should all older folk, to get that weight-bearing exercise we all need.
-- I am no expert on this, but I don't believe heavy weightlifting should be done before the body matures fully.
Absolutely! I remember a case of a 12-year old girl in the DC area in the 80's who had done so much weight work that her very strong muscles were pulling her not so well developed tendons away from the bones.
That said, this old man needs to do a bit of weight training, as should all older folk, to get that weight-bearing exercise we all need.
