what percentage of swimmers competed in college?

AAU - 7 years College - 1 year walk on at UT USMS - 10 years - SCY Nats 1991 Austin Sloth - 14 years Currently dragging the body back into the pool. Was competative in the AAU Sr. Circuit in 100 & 200 *** in Texas (usually in top 10). Managed to qualify for the circuit in the 50 free also which then let me swim any event that I wanted to add at a Sr. meet. Did a 400 IM and qualified for TAGS (Age Group State) with the 100 fly split and the 400 time but somewhere along the way they dropped a piano on me - the free split was same as the *** split). Walked on at UT in 1976 only to find that my room mate & I were #s 5 & 6 in the *** stroke ranks and #1 was a sophmore. This was the last semester of training at Gregory Gym (33 yards w bulkhead). Did get to score a couple of points for the team in conference qualifying meet, but did not make the conference squad. Coach suggested that I work towards a fly spot on the team. I dropped my 100 fly time below my best 100 free. After changing majors my sophmore year and looking at all the new talent, I decided to drop from the team. Swam Masters from age 25 to 34 in Midland Tx and Austin (Sports Psych). Moved to Houston and just lost the desire to train. Now much heavier and with a cardiologist on retainer, I am back in the pool again. Currently training on my own and working on building a base. Work has a travel component, so I am looking for locations to swim in West & South Texas and Eastern New Mexico. Will I swim at a Nationals again? Don't know, I am about to age up into the 50 to 55 age bracket and I can see that attrition has narrowed the number of competitors. Right now I just want to get back ina regular 3k per session 4 x per week routine and see where I am at in a few months. Don

AAU - 7 years College - 1 year walk on at UT USMS - 10 years - SCY Nats 1991 Austin Sloth - 14 years Currently dragging the body back into the pool. Was competative in the AAU Sr. Circuit in 100 & 200 *** in Texas (usually in top 10). Managed to qualify for the circuit in the 50 free also which then let me swim any event that I wanted to add at a Sr. meet. Did a 400 IM and qualified for TAGS (Age Group State) with the 100 fly split and the 400 time but somewhere along the way they dropped a piano on me - the free split was same as the *** split). Walked on at UT in 1976 only to find that my room mate & I were #s 5 & 6 in the *** stroke ranks and #1 was a sophmore. This was the last semester of training at Gregory Gym (33 yards w bulkhead). Did get to score a couple of points for the team in conference qualifying meet, but did not make the conference squad. Coach suggested that I work towards a fly spot on the team. I dropped my 100 fly time below my best 100 free. After changing majors my sophmore year and looking at all the new talent, I decided to drop from the team. Swam Masters from age 25 to 34 in Midland Tx and Austin (Sports Psych). Moved to Houston and just lost the desire to train. Now much heavier and with a cardiologist on retainer, I am back in the pool again. Currently training on my own and working on building a base. Work has a travel component, so I am looking for locations to swim in West & South Texas and Eastern New Mexico. Will I swim at a Nationals again? Don't know, I am about to age up into the 50 to 55 age bracket and I can see that attrition has narrowed the number of competitors. Right now I just want to get back ina regular 3k per session 4 x per week routine and see where I am at in a few months. Don