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?
I'm wondering if it's a case of "the older I get, the faster I was." Remember he said he swam 1500 meters in "less than half the time" he did (36:00) a year before, so that means he went under 18:00. It's possible, but I'm definitely skeptical. I looked at the USMS archive site and a search for his last name (Veylupek) didn't come up with any matches.
He could have done a Recognized Masters meet. You don't to be registered with USMS to do it. Don't get me started on these meets! :bitching: But, still, why would you swim a 1500 and not be registered with USMS so it could be in the Top Ten. That is the main reason why I do the 1500. OH yeah, I don't have any fast twitch muscles for sprinting.
I'm wondering if it's a case of "the older I get, the faster I was." Remember he said he swam 1500 meters in "less than half the time" he did (36:00) a year before, so that means he went under 18:00. It's possible, but I'm definitely skeptical. I looked at the USMS archive site and a search for his last name (Veylupek) didn't come up with any matches.
He could have done a Recognized Masters meet. You don't to be registered with USMS to do it. Don't get me started on these meets! :bitching: But, still, why would you swim a 1500 and not be registered with USMS so it could be in the Top Ten. That is the main reason why I do the 1500. OH yeah, I don't have any fast twitch muscles for sprinting.
