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?
Sub 19 would have easily been a top 10 swim in 1990 in the 1500M (when the swim feat was accomplished) Hmmm, I wish the top 10 went back that far so we could see exactly what this guy did.
Top Ten from 1990 in 18-24 age group (sorry for the poor formatting):
Michael D Collins 24 17:29.87
Chris Sikes 24 18:39.30
Craig Paradee 21 18:42.40
Thorsten Anderson 23 19:25.30
Steve Olson 21 19:47.00
Geoff Ellett 21 20:15.27
Bruce D Christenson 23 21:00.39
Christopher J Krupiarz 23 21:12.42
Keith J Yost 21 21:45.10
James R Moore 23 21:55.13
The following swims are the only recorded TT times faster than 18 min that age group:
Keith Ryan 23 17:12.07 2007
James D Allen 24 17:12.51 1991
Brad Winsor 23 17:12.53 1995
Keith R Ryan 24 17:17.48 2008
David Spires 22 17:23.27 2005
Keith Ryan 22 17:24.11 2006
Steve Cohen 21 17:28.17 1993
Michael D Collins 24 17:29.87 1990
Sam J Chestnut 22 17:34.63 1992
Michael D Collins 23 17:43.31 1989
Matthew Roper 23 17:44.50 2004
Keith R Ryan 21 17:45.50 2005
Matthew D Roper 24 17:54.18 2005
Thomas A McCleary 24 17:55.72 1987
Jamie Lipszyc 24 17:56.71 1996
Shawn l Kline 24 17:57.59 1992
Sub 19 would have easily been a top 10 swim in 1990 in the 1500M (when the swim feat was accomplished) Hmmm, I wish the top 10 went back that far so we could see exactly what this guy did.
Top Ten from 1990 in 18-24 age group (sorry for the poor formatting):
Michael D Collins 24 17:29.87
Chris Sikes 24 18:39.30
Craig Paradee 21 18:42.40
Thorsten Anderson 23 19:25.30
Steve Olson 21 19:47.00
Geoff Ellett 21 20:15.27
Bruce D Christenson 23 21:00.39
Christopher J Krupiarz 23 21:12.42
Keith J Yost 21 21:45.10
James R Moore 23 21:55.13
The following swims are the only recorded TT times faster than 18 min that age group:
Keith Ryan 23 17:12.07 2007
James D Allen 24 17:12.51 1991
Brad Winsor 23 17:12.53 1995
Keith R Ryan 24 17:17.48 2008
David Spires 22 17:23.27 2005
Keith Ryan 22 17:24.11 2006
Steve Cohen 21 17:28.17 1993
Michael D Collins 24 17:29.87 1990
Sam J Chestnut 22 17:34.63 1992
Michael D Collins 23 17:43.31 1989
Matthew Roper 23 17:44.50 2004
Keith R Ryan 21 17:45.50 2005
Matthew D Roper 24 17:54.18 2005
Thomas A McCleary 24 17:55.72 1987
Jamie Lipszyc 24 17:56.71 1996
Shawn l Kline 24 17:57.59 1992
