Breaking 1:00 in the 100 free SCY for the 1st time
Former Member
I'm interested in hearing from people that did it for the 1st time in their life as a Masters swimmer. Who is the oldest out there to accomplish this feat?
I'm 42 and went for a best of 101.xx for the 2nd season in a row. I think I am going to do it, maybe next year. But I know I am not getting younger.:frustrated:
I can never come close to race times in practice. I think my best time in practice is about 1:07 from a push, but that's just me alone and I can't harness the extra adrenalin. I always thought if I went under 1:05 or could do 50s under 30 I would be there.
That's consistent with my experience. In the last year, my best 100 SCY free from a push in practice was 1:03. My best 50 free from a push in practice was :30. (Until I started messing with my stroke about 2 months ago I could go 1:05 from a push in practice pretty reliably when I set out to do a 100 free AFAP. Now the best I can do is about 1:08 - but in principle when I get this new stroke mastered I will be way faster - at least that is the plan.) In any case, over this same past year period, I hit :58-low in meets several times and :57-high once, (twice if you count converted SCM). So in summary, yes, if you can go :30 and 1:04 from a push in practice I would expect you to go well under 1:00 in a 100 in a meet.
Keep training hard!
I can never come close to race times in practice. I think my best time in practice is about 1:07 from a push, but that's just me alone and I can't harness the extra adrenalin. I always thought if I went under 1:05 or could do 50s under 30 I would be there.
That's consistent with my experience. In the last year, my best 100 SCY free from a push in practice was 1:03. My best 50 free from a push in practice was :30. (Until I started messing with my stroke about 2 months ago I could go 1:05 from a push in practice pretty reliably when I set out to do a 100 free AFAP. Now the best I can do is about 1:08 - but in principle when I get this new stroke mastered I will be way faster - at least that is the plan.) In any case, over this same past year period, I hit :58-low in meets several times and :57-high once, (twice if you count converted SCM). So in summary, yes, if you can go :30 and 1:04 from a push in practice I would expect you to go well under 1:00 in a 100 in a meet.
Keep training hard!
