So I am new to Masters. Swam in HS and barely in college before getting burnt out. It has been about 10 years since then. I am 32 now.
I have been practicing for about 6 weeks for 3-4 evenings a week, and about 3000-3500 yrds per workout.
My high school personal best in the 50Y Free was 21.53. After only 2 weeks of workout, I did about 27-ish and in my recent meet this weekend, I went 25.41, so I have already improved somewhat, but I think getting down to 21s may take some time.
So I was just curious if anyone else had a similar story, how long did it take to get back to your HS times, if it was even possible for you? Years? Many Years?
-David
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You haven't said what kind of shape you were in when you started swimming again....
I started swimming again in 2004 - 28 years after I graduated from high school. I didn't swim in college although I swam in intramurals meets for which I "trained" two weeks. I was not particularly fast in HS and never raced 50 free.
Six months after I started swimming I remember swimming a 100 IM in 1:07. In college intramurals I swam a 1:01. I think my first 50 free race was a 26+.
About a year later I swam a 1:02 IM and a 25+ 50 free.
I am a little faster across the board two years later.
So my point is that my biggest improvement occurred between my 1st and 2nd year after resuming swimming. I am very near my HS times for short events. I doubt I will match my HS 200 IM time (2:12) - I swam a 2:20 at SCY nationals.
You haven't said what kind of shape you were in when you started swimming again....
I started swimming again in 2004 - 28 years after I graduated from high school. I didn't swim in college although I swam in intramurals meets for which I "trained" two weeks. I was not particularly fast in HS and never raced 50 free.
Six months after I started swimming I remember swimming a 100 IM in 1:07. In college intramurals I swam a 1:01. I think my first 50 free race was a 26+.
About a year later I swam a 1:02 IM and a 25+ 50 free.
I am a little faster across the board two years later.
So my point is that my biggest improvement occurred between my 1st and 2nd year after resuming swimming. I am very near my HS times for short events. I doubt I will match my HS 200 IM time (2:12) - I swam a 2:20 at SCY nationals.
