Hi everybody,
I am a new contributor to the forum, though I have been reading the threads here for a long time.
I am interested to hear stories from masters swimmers who are competing because of 'unfinished business' from their high school swimming days/college swimming days.etc
I swam in college and graduated in 2006. The college was D1 but one of the slower conferences. I was not close to making NCAA's. I have swam a little bit of masters on and off since then. It's been on my mind for quite a while but recently I realized how much 'unresolved swimming regrets' I have. I have decided to up my training and see what I can do.
So I guess my question is, for all of you who have returned feeling like you have some gas left in the tank, how has your experience been? Any words of advice or wisdom to share? And the ultimate question, have you managed to exorcise any of those swim demons by returning?
Thanks in advance for reading this.
I think we must be complete opposites :) I am so unmotivated to do any exercise whatsoever unless it is swimming - and it has taken a long time for me to admit that to myself! I only discovered events longer than 100m when I started masters (except for a once yearly 200 free) and at that point realised that I was relatively better at mid-distance than sprints, so masters has always been a new era.
Right now I'm not so far off those PR times of 5 years ago. It does get harder as you get older, but I'm hoping my best is yet to come!
Hahaha. I'm a bit hyper and compulsive. Lap swimming with no racing goal would put me to sleep. Mr. Fort is even more manic than me, and he has no unfinished business either, just new business.
If you train smart, I'm sure the best is yet to come, especially if you're now competing in events for which you're better suited. I'm actually not that far off my 50s times from youth, so it can be done. I think it's completely invigorating to reinvent yourself -- no matter which direction you're heading.
I think we must be complete opposites :) I am so unmotivated to do any exercise whatsoever unless it is swimming - and it has taken a long time for me to admit that to myself! I only discovered events longer than 100m when I started masters (except for a once yearly 200 free) and at that point realised that I was relatively better at mid-distance than sprints, so masters has always been a new era.
Right now I'm not so far off those PR times of 5 years ago. It does get harder as you get older, but I'm hoping my best is yet to come!
Hahaha. I'm a bit hyper and compulsive. Lap swimming with no racing goal would put me to sleep. Mr. Fort is even more manic than me, and he has no unfinished business either, just new business.
If you train smart, I'm sure the best is yet to come, especially if you're now competing in events for which you're better suited. I'm actually not that far off my 50s times from youth, so it can be done. I think it's completely invigorating to reinvent yourself -- no matter which direction you're heading.
