I am curious how many of the posters here swam in high school, college, etc. and how close to the top you got. Thus the following not terribly detailed poll.
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I swam USS from 10 to 18. Also swam summer league and high school.
I marked club swimming on the poll as the high school program I swam with was poor (I showed up for the meets in high school). Never swam college. Took a break from swimming from 18 to 30.
Made JR National cuts once at age 15 in the 100 yard fly. Never swam distance free - was a sprinter all through my USS career if you can even call it that. I stuck to 100s and under. I did 200s if forced but they always felt TERRIBLE in part b/c I never practiced hard. Swam the 500 free twice. Once at age 11 when I was forced to by my coach. Swam it again in high school to break the school record which I did with something like a 5:27 (I swim a 5:12 now).
Kirk, thanks for the mention on my 1500 m free that I just swam. I think that 8 seconds is still a big chunk of time. However, this was the second time that I swam that event . . . ever.
My current USS coach asked me, "What happened when you were younger?"
Don't really know.
Was not very interested in the sport. Just sort of did it.
Never trained hard if I showed up at all. I remember NEVER being sore. Although in all honesty I'm rarely sore now unless I do some weights. Attendance was always an issue.
Was on some 1st generation antihistamines 24/7 from age 10 to 18 for severe allergies. The drugs made me extremely tired all the time. :bitching:
While some may have been on PEDs I was on PDDs - Performance Decreasing Drugs.
I swam USS from 10 to 18. Also swam summer league and high school.
I marked club swimming on the poll as the high school program I swam with was poor (I showed up for the meets in high school). Never swam college. Took a break from swimming from 18 to 30.
Made JR National cuts once at age 15 in the 100 yard fly. Never swam distance free - was a sprinter all through my USS career if you can even call it that. I stuck to 100s and under. I did 200s if forced but they always felt TERRIBLE in part b/c I never practiced hard. Swam the 500 free twice. Once at age 11 when I was forced to by my coach. Swam it again in high school to break the school record which I did with something like a 5:27 (I swim a 5:12 now).
Kirk, thanks for the mention on my 1500 m free that I just swam. I think that 8 seconds is still a big chunk of time. However, this was the second time that I swam that event . . . ever.
My current USS coach asked me, "What happened when you were younger?"
Don't really know.
Was not very interested in the sport. Just sort of did it.
Never trained hard if I showed up at all. I remember NEVER being sore. Although in all honesty I'm rarely sore now unless I do some weights. Attendance was always an issue.
Was on some 1st generation antihistamines 24/7 from age 10 to 18 for severe allergies. The drugs made me extremely tired all the time. :bitching:
While some may have been on PEDs I was on PDDs - Performance Decreasing Drugs.
