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Those pictures are great! I can't visualize how my own broke-down self is going to make it to the start line at a track meet when I'm 85...those folks are just incredible.
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Inspiring...may need to test a few of them, they look like they may be on the juice
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You should see some of the pictures on the USMS (masters swimming) site of people who win meets/set national age records. There are women in their 80's who are more ripped than I've ever been or can ever hope to be! I considered myself a decent swimmer, until I looked at the times for last year's USMS "Postal 3000m" (no, you don't swim and shoot--you send in your results by mail or e-mail) and realized that my time would put me near the top of the heap....in the 70-74 division. (I'm 46, and the pace I was swimming--I continued at it to complete the one-hour TT), if I had kept it up for another 400+m, would bring me in around 1:08 for an IM swim--no wetsuit, in a short course pool.) Those ladies are animals!

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this is so awesome. thanks for posting
2015-09-01 8:48 AM
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Originally posted by Hot Runner You should see some of the pictures on the USMS (masters swimming) site of people who win meets/set national age records. There are women in their 80's who are more ripped than I've ever been or can ever hope to be! I considered myself a decent swimmer, until I looked at the times for last year's USMS "Postal 3000m" (no, you don't swim and shoot--you send in your results by mail or e-mail) and realized that my time would put me near the top of the heap....in the 70-74 division. (I'm 46, and the pace I was swimming--I continued at it to complete the one-hour TT), if I had kept it up for another 400+m, would bring me in around 1:08 for an IM swim--no wetsuit, in a short course pool.) Those ladies are animals!

In April a Japanese swimmer set a new world record in the 1500m freestyle - at the age of 100.

2015-09-01 6:39 PM
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Saw that...I've always said that it's my lifetime goal to have WR (okay, for age) in the mile run and the mile (1500m) swim, and that if I have to wait to 100 to do it, fine. (They are my favorite events.) But guessing that even if I make it to that age, I'll be facing some pretty strong competition, at least in the pool.
BTW math mistake--the swim that would have gotten me a decent place in 70-74 would have been a 1:05 IM swim pace.
2015-09-10 8:44 AM
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I've had the privilege of watching my mom compete in some of these meets.  I'd never believe some of these people are as old as their race bibs indicate.  

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