Breaking 1:00 in the 100 free SCY for the 1st time

I'm 40, and swam through college (small D1). On a similar note, I'm 0.2 away from my big barrier in the 50 free. I realize that I probably need to hit this goal in the next few years if I'm going to do it. IMO, what you could have going for you (I don't know your background) is if you did NOT swim in HS or college. Meaning, you haven't tried it all; used the entire spectrum of training methods, or stagnated after millions of repetitive armstrokes. In other words, you have more room for improvement than someone who has swum competetively for over 20 years. You are malleable. Again, I don't know your background, but if this is the case it is a positive one I think. This is a good thing for you and your goal. I, on the other hand, am running out of options and will struggle for 0.2. Good luck! I've got that going for me, which is nice. I swam age group from age 7-12 and was pretty good I think for a kid. I can't remember my times but it wasn't under 1:00, maybe 1:03ish. Although sprint freestyle was never my thing, fly and distancewas. I think I have a full second or more to gain from the start alone. I just haven't been able to figure it out and I have no place to practice it besides meet warm-ups. My legs are weak and I get no push from the blocks. Further I must get a poor angle because I am just stuck under water in a dead spot and usually come up at the feet of others in the heat. I think I want to go back to my age group flat dive in 3 feet water depth but I haven't figured that out either. I can also lose another 20 pounds and continue to improve my technique and the workout variation too.

I'm 40, and swam through college (small D1). On a similar note, I'm 0.2 away from my big barrier in the 50 free. I realize that I probably need to hit this goal in the next few years if I'm going to do it. IMO, what you could have going for you (I don't know your background) is if you did NOT swim in HS or college. Meaning, you haven't tried it all; used the entire spectrum of training methods, or stagnated after millions of repetitive armstrokes. In other words, you have more room for improvement than someone who has swum competetively for over 20 years. You are malleable. Again, I don't know your background, but if this is the case it is a positive one I think. This is a good thing for you and your goal. I, on the other hand, am running out of options and will struggle for 0.2. Good luck! I've got that going for me, which is nice. I swam age group from age 7-12 and was pretty good I think for a kid. I can't remember my times but it wasn't under 1:00, maybe 1:03ish. Although sprint freestyle was never my thing, fly and distancewas. I think I have a full second or more to gain from the start alone. I just haven't been able to figure it out and I have no place to practice it besides meet warm-ups. My legs are weak and I get no push from the blocks. Further I must get a poor angle because I am just stuck under water in a dead spot and usually come up at the feet of others in the heat. I think I want to go back to my age group flat dive in 3 feet water depth but I haven't figured that out either. I can also lose another 20 pounds and continue to improve my technique and the workout variation too.