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?
I think it's possible for many over 40 swimmers to swim lifetime best times, Dara proved it's possible at the highest level. But it takes a huge amount of work, focus and dedication that few are willing to do.
It helps if the swimmer trained at the elite level well into their 30's and never got too out of shape during their break.
I bet swimmers like Ian Crocker, Brendan Hansen, Aaron Piersol, Josh Davis, Gary Hall, Neil Walker, Summer Sanders, Natalie Coughlin could make impressive comebacks in their late 30's and early 40's
I think it's possible for many over 40 swimmers to swim lifetime best times, Dara proved it's possible at the highest level. But it takes a huge amount of work, focus and dedication that few are willing to do.
It helps if the swimmer trained at the elite level well into their 30's and never got too out of shape during their break.
I bet swimmers like Ian Crocker, Brendan Hansen, Aaron Piersol, Josh Davis, Gary Hall, Neil Walker, Summer Sanders, Natalie Coughlin could make impressive comebacks in their late 30's and early 40's
