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 am faster than I was in high school, though it took me more than two years to get to that level. Some strokes came back faster than others, for me backstroke was easier to remember how to swim than free or fly, and my breaststroke has never been all that strong. The good news is that now that I can swim the 50 fly I can get a lifetime best since I haven't done that since I was 12 years old.
18 / 21 / 46
22.7 21.0 21.4 (conv) 50 free
48.8 45.5 47.7 (conv) 100 free
54.5 52.1 54.4 100 back (now with flip turns, SDK, tech suit)
The real reason I've kept swimming, though, is that I really like the people I swim with. It is also great seeing people I used to swim with at the meets, still plugging away and staying healthy.
I am faster than I was in high school, though it took me more than two years to get to that level. Some strokes came back faster than others, for me backstroke was easier to remember how to swim than free or fly, and my breaststroke has never been all that strong. The good news is that now that I can swim the 50 fly I can get a lifetime best since I haven't done that since I was 12 years old.
18 / 21 / 46
22.7 21.0 21.4 (conv) 50 free
48.8 45.5 47.7 (conv) 100 free
54.5 52.1 54.4 100 back (now with flip turns, SDK, tech suit)
The real reason I've kept swimming, though, is that I really like the people I swim with. It is also great seeing people I used to swim with at the meets, still plugging away and staying healthy.
