I was just reading this blog:chuckiev.blogspot.com/.../swimming-thoughts-galore.html
This guy claims that he never swam before in his life. At first it took him 36 minutes to swim 1500 meters. After only one year he could swim that in LESS than half the time.
After 17 years of swimming I can't swim 1500 meters in less than 18 minutes. Either I'm doing something wrong or that guy is full of.....
Is it possible to get that fast THAT FAST?
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1500M in 18 min is just 1.x min over world record time. Some people are fast bloomers
Actually it is 4 minutes from the world record, which is a significant amount. I only frame that because a 15 minute 1500 (ie 1 minute off the WR) would be close to world class and I doubt that any non-swimmer could pull off that feat in one year. BUT clearly this guy has a ton of raw athletic / endurance talent and I am super-impressed with this achievement.
I also suspect that the 36 minute 1500 was not exactly a best effort. Kind of like the Biggest Loser: contestants pack on weight the week before the first weigh in.
1500M in 18 min is just 1.x min over world record time. Some people are fast bloomers
Actually it is 4 minutes from the world record, which is a significant amount. I only frame that because a 15 minute 1500 (ie 1 minute off the WR) would be close to world class and I doubt that any non-swimmer could pull off that feat in one year. BUT clearly this guy has a ton of raw athletic / endurance talent and I am super-impressed with this achievement.
I also suspect that the 36 minute 1500 was not exactly a best effort. Kind of like the Biggest Loser: contestants pack on weight the week before the first weigh in.
