Have you improved over time? I'm talking actual time improvements compared to lifetime bests.
I consistently swam sporadically for several years. Get it?
For the past 9 months I have been training and racing fairly consistently and I finally feel like I'm on the verge of actually improving.
I have swam a number of best times in off events. I have not bested any of my big ones.
What has your experience been? I'm talking about lifetime bests.
I'm 33. I swam DIII in college. so, I was ok but not great or anything.
I'm mainly interested in your actual experience. Things that have actually happened. Rather than what is supposed to happen.
I've improved, but not as much as I'd originally hoped. However, I'm much more OK with it than I was a few months ago- I just keep changing my expectations (but not my goals).
I was a 50-100-200 freestyler in college (small DI school), bests were junior year (SCY 21.26, 45.91, 1:42.75) and got injured senior year. When I started back in Sept 08 after 17 years out of the pool I set goals of sub-22, sub 48, and sub 1:50 for those events.
I have not hit these goals yet, but have Clovis this weekend. The most likely goal to be achieved is the 200 goal (1st race this Jan, 1:56, currently at 1:51.55), but hopefully I can make the 50 goal as well (1st race Oct 08; 23:46, currently at 22:55). However, the 100 goal seems like a longshot (first race Oct 08; 51:76, currently at 50:00). So, times are improving, and I'm happy with that in itself.
At this point if I don't make any I'll be pretty fine with that too, since I have experienced many more benefits than dropping time. I'd like to hear more stories of dropping time as well.
I've improved, but not as much as I'd originally hoped. However, I'm much more OK with it than I was a few months ago- I just keep changing my expectations (but not my goals).
I was a 50-100-200 freestyler in college (small DI school), bests were junior year (SCY 21.26, 45.91, 1:42.75) and got injured senior year. When I started back in Sept 08 after 17 years out of the pool I set goals of sub-22, sub 48, and sub 1:50 for those events.
I have not hit these goals yet, but have Clovis this weekend. The most likely goal to be achieved is the 200 goal (1st race this Jan, 1:56, currently at 1:51.55), but hopefully I can make the 50 goal as well (1st race Oct 08; 23:46, currently at 22:55). However, the 100 goal seems like a longshot (first race Oct 08; 51:76, currently at 50:00). So, times are improving, and I'm happy with that in itself.
At this point if I don't make any I'll be pretty fine with that too, since I have experienced many more benefits than dropping time. I'd like to hear more stories of dropping time as well.
