Online entries for the Colonies Zone SCY Championships opened today. The meet will be April 19-21, 2013 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Entry Form, Timeline and Team Roster are available at:
www.patriotmasters.org/ColoniesZone2013.htm
I post this as a swimmer AND triathlete because I am both.
I have to say I am disappointed in all the comments made by "masters swimmers" about triathletes. I was a swimmer before I was a triathlete and have just recently returned to swimming. I was welcomed into the triathlon community with only a background in swimming. It was never suggested I have to have a minimum bike or run time to participate in an event that would sell out. Events are open for everyone to register at the same time, just like CZ. That is fair. Period.
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Maybe some swimmers were always elitist jerks and I just didn't know it.
There are elitist jerks in every sport, including both swimming and triathlon.
In general I too find triathletes to be very nice and welcoming and would never make disparaging remarks about their efforts at swimming.
But most triathlons have entry limits. I suspect if a major triathlon, perhaps one with a lot of Kona slots at stake, were filled by masters swimmers who were only interested in the swim, and with plans to bag out of the bike/run, most triathletes who were locked out of the race would not be very happy about it.
I post this as a swimmer AND triathlete because I am both.
I have to say I am disappointed in all the comments made by "masters swimmers" about triathletes. I was a swimmer before I was a triathlete and have just recently returned to swimming. I was welcomed into the triathlon community with only a background in swimming. It was never suggested I have to have a minimum bike or run time to participate in an event that would sell out. Events are open for everyone to register at the same time, just like CZ. That is fair. Period.
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Maybe some swimmers were always elitist jerks and I just didn't know it.
There are elitist jerks in every sport, including both swimming and triathlon.
In general I too find triathletes to be very nice and welcoming and would never make disparaging remarks about their efforts at swimming.
But most triathlons have entry limits. I suspect if a major triathlon, perhaps one with a lot of Kona slots at stake, were filled by masters swimmers who were only interested in the swim, and with plans to bag out of the bike/run, most triathletes who were locked out of the race would not be very happy about it.
