Bad Boy Phelps

He still has the mojo -- old guys rule...HAHA

Looks like UnderArmour picked him up cause they wan to get into swimming......

[lloyddinma]

Originally Posted by ti97

He still has the mojo -- old guys rule...HAHA

Looks like UnderArmour picked him up cause they wan to get into swimming......

I really wish him well. Really he is old already?

he is 31....

Dara Torres was 41 when she got 3 silvers in the 2008 Olympics...her book: Age is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life

[sojomojo]

Natalie Coughlin didn't qualify for the Rio Olympics, but she said she isn't retiring. At age 33, she still must have that burning desire to commit to a brutal training regime required of top-level competitive swimmers. Regardless of what happens, Coughlin has had an impressive swimming career.

[lloyddinma]

Originally Posted by ti97

he is 31....

Dara Torres was 41 when she got 3 silvers in the 2008 Olympics...her book: Age is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams at Any Stage in Your Life

Absolutely. At this elite facility that I get free passes every now and then, there is this guy said to have broken one of Phelps record. I think he is 27.

[CoachBobM]

Originally Posted by lloyddinma

I really wish him well. Really he is old already?

Not really. He is 31, which is about the age at which most competitive swimmers have historically reached their peak. But the reason why that is the peak age is less clear: Is it really the peak age for biological reasons, or is it the age at which other factors begin to interfere with training. Phelps has already acquired two such interferences - a wife and a son.


Bob

[sclim]

Originally Posted by CoachBobM

Not really. He is 31, which is about the age at which most competitive swimmers have historically reached their peak. But the reason why that is the peak age is less clear: Is it really the peak age for biological reasons, or is it the age at which other factors begin to interfere with training. Phelps has already acquired two such interferences - a wife and a son.


Bob

And drugs and alcohol, lol.

[lloyddinma]

Originally Posted by sclim

And drugs and alcohol, lol.

Lol!!!

You really had to go there!