As good as you once were?

Former Member
Former Member
What are the odds of getting back to your high school or college times? I'm 40 and just got back into it 7 months ago. I was an age group swimmer from 9yrs old till 18yrs old. Right now my freestyle is off about a second per 50yd. My 100yd *** was my specialty in high school and I am still about 5 seconds off that time... although I don't swim it nearly enough in practice. How far off is everyone else off? Is there hope of being as fast as you were as a teenager?
Parents
  • I am actually caving in on lifetime bests in my 30s since my age group times weren't that spectacular. Ugh! Oh, I actually got some lifetime bests in the 400, 800 and 1500 LCM free but I just started doing the long course version of the 1500 this past summer. I like the challenge of trying to get near lifetime best and you don't have to do 8,000 workouts everyday to do like I did as an age grouper.
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  • I am actually caving in on lifetime bests in my 30s since my age group times weren't that spectacular. Ugh! Oh, I actually got some lifetime bests in the 400, 800 and 1500 LCM free but I just started doing the long course version of the 1500 this past summer. I like the challenge of trying to get near lifetime best and you don't have to do 8,000 workouts everyday to do like I did as an age grouper.
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