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.
Parents
Former Member
Margery Meyer
Jean Durston
Both started late in life.
michael
You see this in women 85 to 89 for example, with a total of 17 listed competitive swimmers to make Top 10 and World Records, but you don't see this in women 40 to 44 for example, with a total of 337 listed competitive swimmers, where starters early in life dominate:
www.usms.org/.../eventrank.php
How close one late starter's bests get to Olympic times, that's more meaningful to achievements.
Margery Meyer
Jean Durston
Both started late in life.
michael
You see this in women 85 to 89 for example, with a total of 17 listed competitive swimmers to make Top 10 and World Records, but you don't see this in women 40 to 44 for example, with a total of 337 listed competitive swimmers, where starters early in life dominate:
www.usms.org/.../eventrank.php
How close one late starter's bests get to Olympic times, that's more meaningful to achievements.
