...and I might actually "place" in a swimming event.
Jeez Louise. The results [link pdf] are out for the 2011 USMS One Hour Postal. I am a lowly 130th place, actually tied for 130th place, out of 191 swimmers in the 40-44 age group. Holy crap. That means I'm in the top 68 percent of my age group. When does my medal arrive?
As long as I maintain my level fitness and swimming speed for the next 30 years, and my peers don't increase their level of swimming fitness and speed, then I have a chance of placing in the 70-74 age group. Good God. 60-year old Jim McConica swam 5285 yards in his hour. Holy crap, batman!
Now, if only the t-shirts would get here already...
LOL! I'm in almost exactly the same boat. You beat me by a percentile. See you in thirty years.
Posted by: Katie | 23 March 2011 at 11:15
the one hour postal is full of some brutal competition buddy! And McConica... that guy is a beast, in 30 years he'll still be beating us!
Posted by: Rob D. | 23 March 2011 at 12:10
Katie, and Rob: I was so excited several years ago when I swam a SCM 100 in 1:27.40. Short lived as that month the USMS magazine came out and they reviewed the summer nationals, and the ONLY person featured in the article that I beat was the winner in the 80-84 age group. Who swam it in 1:40!!! Jeez louise!
Posted by: 10Kmarathonswim | 23 March 2011 at 12:50
When I was in high school I trained for a few months with Buena Swim Club in Ventura, CA. Jim McConica is registered with VCM, aka Ventura County Masters, but for a long time he actually trained with the age group program in town - Buena Swim Club. He was in his mid-late forties then, and he was just as much of a beast. Dude's an incredible swimmer.
Posted by: evan | 23 March 2011 at 20:10