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?
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Thanks Hofff, I'm the OP. I enjoy the competition. I like pushing this 47 year old body as much as I can.
At Nadadores, in Mission Viejo, there are a group of us who are always racing and pushing each other in workouts and meets. It doesn't matter if your 25 or 65 it's fun to compete and it's fun to get faster.
My breaststroke and free times are not as "fast" as when I was a 19 year old (Only year of competitive college swimming). But they are faster than HS. :)
I personally think I can go faster in the BR and FR sprints then i went in College because i pay so much more attention to efficiency and proper stroke mechanics; Plus I wasn't blazing fast in college like alot of posters on this forum.
Have a good day all.
Goals:
50BR - 28.53
100BR - 1:05.98
:cane:
I wish I knew exacly what my times were in high school. But I don't remember them well and I can't find a written record anywhere (mom? dad? didn't you save some of this??). I did not swim in college except as a once a year intramural swim meet.
I know that as a 51 year old who realistically quit swimming at 17 I am about as fast as I was in races 100 yds or less. In longer races I am clearly slower - the best comparison is 200 IM in high school about 2:12 and 2:20 at age 49 at SCY Nationals two years ago. I simply have had great difficulty regaining aerobic fitness. I'm very happy overall with my 29.98 50 *** and 1:00 100 IM. For some reason I can't match my intramural 50 fly time and I continue to work on that.
Thanks Hofff, I'm the OP. I enjoy the competition. I like pushing this 47 year old body as much as I can.
At Nadadores, in Mission Viejo, there are a group of us who are always racing and pushing each other in workouts and meets. It doesn't matter if your 25 or 65 it's fun to compete and it's fun to get faster.
My breaststroke and free times are not as "fast" as when I was a 19 year old (Only year of competitive college swimming). But they are faster than HS. :)
I personally think I can go faster in the BR and FR sprints then i went in College because i pay so much more attention to efficiency and proper stroke mechanics; Plus I wasn't blazing fast in college like alot of posters on this forum.
Have a good day all.
Goals:
50BR - 28.53
100BR - 1:05.98
:cane:
I wish I knew exacly what my times were in high school. But I don't remember them well and I can't find a written record anywhere (mom? dad? didn't you save some of this??). I did not swim in college except as a once a year intramural swim meet.
I know that as a 51 year old who realistically quit swimming at 17 I am about as fast as I was in races 100 yds or less. In longer races I am clearly slower - the best comparison is 200 IM in high school about 2:12 and 2:20 at age 49 at SCY Nationals two years ago. I simply have had great difficulty regaining aerobic fitness. I'm very happy overall with my 29.98 50 *** and 1:00 100 IM. For some reason I can't match my intramural 50 fly time and I continue to work on that.
