It's been cool for me over the last few years seeing and competing against a number of guys from both my age group and collegiate days. However, when I think back to my college team, in particular, I'm struck by how many guys are NOT back swimming and competing in Masters. I realize this is probably the wrong audience to ask (since we're back in the pool), but, since for me swimming & competing go hand in hand and I love swimming, I'm still puzzled why more people don't come back to the sport and to racing?
You could try to tell him that he doesn't have to swim breastroke. He could do other events. As graceful of a breastroker that he was, I am sure he would do just as well in other strokes.
He started out his age group days as a backstroker. The last meet he swam in was in 2006 where he did a sub 1:00 100 IM. I only wish I were that fast!
You are not alone, and I hope to join you. I hope you are in your prime now, and it continues for another 70 years or so ;)
But what I really meant is that there are a lot of masters swimming faster in later age groups then they did in their earlier age groups as Masters. Some were so fast to begin with that I have accused them of actually getting younger.
Gottcha! I hope to be in that same category as I age. As I've gotten older not only have I changed teams and there fore, I feel, gotten better coaching, but I've also added dry land and doing things differently (ART stretching, protein after workouts, etc) which I think has helped a lot!
You could try to tell him that he doesn't have to swim breastroke. He could do other events. As graceful of a breastroker that he was, I am sure he would do just as well in other strokes.
He started out his age group days as a backstroker. The last meet he swam in was in 2006 where he did a sub 1:00 100 IM. I only wish I were that fast!
You are not alone, and I hope to join you. I hope you are in your prime now, and it continues for another 70 years or so ;)
But what I really meant is that there are a lot of masters swimming faster in later age groups then they did in their earlier age groups as Masters. Some were so fast to begin with that I have accused them of actually getting younger.
Gottcha! I hope to be in that same category as I age. As I've gotten older not only have I changed teams and there fore, I feel, gotten better coaching, but I've also added dry land and doing things differently (ART stretching, protein after workouts, etc) which I think has helped a lot!
