Masters' swimmers have been proving it for years and Dara proved it with an exclamation point in Beijing that you can go faster at 40-something than you did at 20-something. As someone 15 days older than Dara, what I wonder is this: At what age will the aging process take over and, despite whatever training you do (& without resorting to drug enhancements), you will slow down?
If I had to make the call today I would say 18 - my last year of swimming USA club and High school. At the same time I am only 24, and have only been swimming on a regular basis a bit over 1 year. It's amazing what 4-5 years of no real swimming can do to your speed, but I feel like I am making a steady come back.
If I had to make the call today I would say 18 - my last year of swimming USA club and High school. At the same time I am only 24, and have only been swimming on a regular basis a bit over 1 year. It's amazing what 4-5 years of no real swimming can do to your speed, but I feel like I am making a steady come back.
