My first important lesson in Masters Swimming

There is probably someone both faster and older than you are. In my first Masters 500 free last November, I thought my time was a fairly respectable starting point after 14 years out of the water (5:12). However, some guy who is substantially older than I am beat me by a full body length. What really impressed me is that guy was facing some significant drag due to an enormous mustache. Seriously, its like he was pushing a barge with his face, but still casually whipped out a 5:10 in November.