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Vendaval -> 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/8/2008 2:16:23 PM)

I am really impressed by this lady's determination.  She is an inspiration in motion!   [sm=cheerleader.gif]
 
 
"Aging swimmer shows there's hope for the rest of us"
 
By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer
Mon Jul 7, 7:59 PM ET

At 41, Torres is heading for her fifth Olympics — despite taking several years off, giving birth just two years ago and undergoing two surgeries within the past eight months.

Her remarkable feat has left armchair athletes doing a double-take. But exercise experts say Torres' success at least partly reflects advances in training — and that many of us could come closer to similar achievements than we think.

True, genetic makeup certainly has helped Torres compete at an elite level so relatively late in life. As Dr. Kathy Weber, director of women's sports medicine at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center, puts it, she has the right "protoplasm."

She also has three other key advantages — opportunity, motivation and incentive to train hard, said exercise physiologist Joel Stager, who directs a science of swimming program at Indiana University.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080707/ap_on_he_me/med_torres__feat;_ylt=ArmiCkdRAOwBahaz0SkPF5Za24cA



windchymes -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/8/2008 2:19:10 PM)

41 = "aging" and "late in life"???

Geez....I mean, I know what they're saying, but still.  I might as well take to my rocking chair and suck on some Polident.



LaTigresse -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/8/2008 2:23:07 PM)

I was reading about her the other day. I wish I could remember where, probably Newsweek or the NYTimes, if not online. It was a very interesting article.

Something about swimming athletes having less problems later on in life than other sports.



faerytattoodgirl -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/8/2008 2:34:01 PM)

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ORIGINAL: windchymes

41 = "aging" and "late in life"???

Geez....I mean, I know what they're saying, but still.  I might as well take to my rocking chair and suck on some Polident.


see i told u i am OLD...38 in sep.



windchymes -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/8/2008 2:58:39 PM)

I just turned 50, honey.  To me, you're a spring chicken! [:)]



thornhappy -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/8/2008 6:41:11 PM)

Hi all--
For swimmers, 41 is on the "downhill side" of their careers.  She has an interesting training regimen, too.  About half the swim time of her earlier years, more recovery time, a precise diet, massage, etc.  I think it was the NYT that covered it a few weeks ago.

thornhappy



kittinSol -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/8/2008 7:08:04 PM)

Still, one's hardly 'ageing' at the age of 41, swimmer or not. 'Ageing'... seriously [8D] .



NeedingMore220 -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/8/2008 7:12:23 PM)

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ORIGINAL: kittinSol
Still, one's hardly 'ageing' at the age of 41, swimmer or not. 'Ageing'... seriously [8D] .


You're absolutely aging as an athlete at 41.  How many professional or non-pro athletes are out there at that age?  I don't know the exact answer, as to baseball, football, soccer, or basketball players, but it's a healthy bet to say not many at the top of their game.  To keep a body in such perfect condition as she has at her age, with having a child 3 years ago, is amazing.  She must be an incredibly precise, disciplined person to be able to compete with those less than half her age.  Her age and maturity probably works for her in that respect. 

The 50 free sprint is one of the toughest swims in the sport.  It's an all-out, unbelievable drain on the swimmer's system.  She dropped out of the 100 free in the Olympics to be able to do her absolute best in the 50 free, which is where she has a chance to medal. 

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Something about swimming athletes having less problems later on in life than other sports.


Yes - much lower impact than other sports, hence less impact injuries and jarring of the joints in later years, though shoulder injuries can occur from overtraining.



christine1 -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/8/2008 7:47:34 PM)

ageing or not, she's really something else....i wish her the best.



RCdc -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/9/2008 3:21:13 AM)

It must be a swimming thing.
South Africas' Natalie Du Toit will be also competing in their team and she will be the first amputee to qualify.
These women rock.
 
the.dark.



Level -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/9/2008 3:23:41 AM)

They do rock, pretty lady [;)] I'm cheering them on.



RCdc -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/9/2008 3:32:02 AM)

Ach Mr.Level, we haven't had a 'dance' in too long...[sm=dance.gif]
 
the.dark.



Level -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/9/2008 3:41:18 AM)

Indeed, indeed... I was thinking the same thing [sm=agree.gif]



RCdc -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/9/2008 3:59:40 AM)

[sm=writing.gif]Mail you have.  Oh yes.
 
the.dark.



NeedingMore220 -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/9/2008 5:31:50 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Darcyandthedark

It must be a swimming thing.
South Africas' Natalie Du Toit will be also competing in their team and she will be the first amputee to qualify.
These women rock.
 
the.dark.

 
 
Damn, I hadn't heard about her.  Amazing!



azropedntied -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/9/2008 11:18:13 AM)

I am raising and training a swimmer she really is an inspiration to my lil one " who is only 61/2 and going to her  first finals next week after her second year on the swim team " yeah i am proud just had ta boast a tad wink ". I was a  swimmer and know what goes into completive swim and after watching records get broken i was  like WOW how much faster can they go .we have 15-41 on the team  what an age range GO USA ! now if they can only clear the  countries air for the games for the  competitions .
Here in Arizona ASU arizona state  univ  cut the swim programs in budget cuts  with the wrestling programs  i hope they change that after the games .



NeedingMore220 -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/9/2008 12:58:21 PM)

I have two year-round swimmers also and I ran the local summer swim team for years.  Fantastic sport with wonderful kids.  NJ did a lot of cutbacks in their swim and diving programs also, especially at Rutgers - such a cryin' shame. 

Congrats on your little one!  What event is she swimming? 



pahunkboy -> RE: 41 year old woman qualifies for US Olympic Swim Team (7/9/2008 2:19:57 PM)

I did not view 41 as very old...



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