Why is that Swimmer magazine never mentions 1988 Olympian Kirk Stackle in its coverage of Nationals? His name was again conspicuously absent from the list of Olympians who competed in Mesa. He won both the 100 *** and the 100 IM, by the way. Congratulations, Kirk.
Is there a list somewhere of current USMS olympians?
No. Rather than explain why, I have provided a link to a discussion on this about 3 years ago.
Olympian Masters ? - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums
Kirk has been to Nationals in 2008, 2009, and 2011. Swimmer magazine usually acknowledges the Olympians who were in attendance. I have no idea whether this is meant to be a complete list, but I do know that his name has never been mentioned.
Here is the list of Olympians who entered Mesa, sent to Erin Shields, meet director, on April 28
Carol Taylor 48
Susan Von der Lippe 80 84 88
David Sims 80
Roque Santos 92
Rick Colella 72,76
Dave Radcliff 56
Josh Davis 96
Steve Clark 64
Jeff Farrell 60
Chris Stevenson 84
Roberto Delgado 96 00
Kirk Stackle 88
Rowdy Gaines 80 84
...add Ed Moses
Josh Davis should also have "00" by his name, since he was a member of the Sydney team as well.
Just a thought, but maybe some of them might prefer to fly under the radar?
Last spring, a player ended up on my U14 soccer team who was 2 years younger than everyone else but easily one of my top 3 players. His dad offered to help out. I knew the dad had a decent amount of experience (far more than I have) and I tried everything I could to get him to take on more coaching so I could watch and learn. He never would. Seemed like he either didn't want to overstep any boundaries with me or he just wanted his son to enjoy playing without too much input from him. I later found out he played for the US in the 1988 Olympics and 1990 World Cup. He never hinted to me anything of the sort. Just a humble guy flying under the radar.
Quicksilver,
A friendly reminder......just as there are no former Marines, there are no former Olympians.:)
Very true. :)
...retired doesn't sound quite right either.
Just a thought, but maybe some of them might prefer to fly under the radar?
Granted most of the ones mentioned have been competing on a regular basis, but it's got to be a very humbling experience for an Olympian to face the competition amongst their particular age group.
Years ago Swimmer did a story on Brian Goodell. He had a great mindset in not being too concerned about swimming all that fast. For him the second time around was more about fun.
Somewhat on topic, this thread informed me of something I was unaware. Nonetheless, for one to be both low key olympian and elite masters swimmer merits top athletic character in my book.
Please excuse my lack of worthyness to even comment.:bow:
