What is the oldest swimmer that you have been on a team with, or had the opportunity to coach?
My personal experience: an 81 year old, and let me tell you that he blew almost everyone else out of the water with regard to endurance! He could go on and on forever (not very fast, though).
Definitely interested in hearing others!
I swim most Saturdays with an 85 year old woman who has lots of energy, but since she is so old, the coaches tend to ignore her training. Last month I explained interval training to her and she was astounded! Apparently, her training technique had been just to do what others were doing, or swim long distances if she were working out alone. I also explained how to swim a race in the build up mode, and she was very impressed with that idea as well. She tends to swim all races like a drop dead sprinter otherwise.
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Check out our relay team from this spring's state meet...
1 BCYM-19 A 4:10.64 18
1) Pope, Donald B M93 2) Doud, Bob R M84
3) Korten, Don H M81 4) Reese, John M82
1:49.92 52.78 46.76 41.18
That is excellent!! Cheers to them! :drink:
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That guy is hardcore. I hope I can be like that at 95.
What is the oldest swimmer that you have been on a team with, or had the opportunity to coach?
My personal experience: an 81 year old, and let me tell you that he blew almost everyone else out of the water with regard to endurance! He could go on and on forever (not very fast, though).
Definitely interested in hearing others!
Happy New Year!
I have the pleasure of swimming with Jordan and Marion Wolle at the beautiful New Mexico State University Natatorium. Jordan and Marion are 81 years young and are registered with San Diego Masters.
Jordan is a multiple national champion and top-tenor (yes, he sings in the shower).
Today, we swam our annual New Year Swim (110 x 100 on 1:45). Jordan swam 5000!
Besides being a great swimmer, he possess both a sharp wit and quick mind. My hero, my inspiration and my nemesis (lousy tone).
I hope to swim 5000 when I reach 80.
Does anyone know if Tom Lane is still living and even swimming?
I doubt it as he would be 115. It's possible tho. I haven't found anything on the 'Net about his passing.
What is the oldest swimmer that you have been on a team with, or had the opportunity to coach?
Don't know how old the oldest swimmer was because I didn't ask. Both older and faster than I, however.
If he's 100 in 2000, he should be 109 now. What impressed me is that he started swimming at 82, at which age most people would have stopped thinking about doing sports.
Er, I have photographic documentation of Ted Erikson doing the New Year's plunge yesterday, and he's, um (18, count fingers, carry 2-13, minus 29, squared), in the ballpark! And is heading up a 3-generation swim of the Bosporus this summer! :)
Of course, he is also a swimming phenom.
Happy New Year! Did everyone get out for a blue moon swim? Under the dripping icicles?
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Does anyone know if Tom Lane is still living and even swimming?
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I doubt it as he would be 115. It's possible tho. I haven't found anything on the 'Net about his passing.
If he's 100 in 2000, he should be 109 now. What impressed me is that he started swimming at 82, at which age most people would have stopped thinking about doing sports.
I had the privilege of watching Tom Lane swim at both the '92 and '94 World Championships. He was in the 100-104 age group in 1994. I believe he passed away in about 1998 and, as I recall, he was still swimming until shortly before he died at age 104.
If he's 100 in 2000, he should be 109 now. What impressed me is that he started swimming at 82, at which age most people would have stopped thinking about doing sports.
This site shows his date of birth as 1894.
www.hcoa.org/.../tom_lane.htm
