Do distance swimmers spend less time w/kicking workouts

We Are U.S. Masters Swimming - Promotional Video - YouTube Beautiful images, pleasent music, powerful words. No mention of "competition......" I wonder if Masters is just "evolving" away from competition altogether ? Remember that the target audience of the video includes those for whom "competition" might have a negative connotation. Maybe that comes from their age group or college days, or maybe it's fear of the unknown. Masters meets are different, but you probably have to see one to really understand that it's very low-key, the oldest swimmers get the biggest cheers, and almost everyone is just having fun. So to me, downplaying "competition" in the video was the right call.

We Are U.S. Masters Swimming - Promotional Video - YouTube Beautiful images, pleasent music, powerful words. No mention of "competition......" I wonder if Masters is just "evolving" away from competition altogether ? Remember that the target audience of the video includes those for whom "competition" might have a negative connotation. Maybe that comes from their age group or college days, or maybe it's fear of the unknown. Masters meets are different, but you probably have to see one to really understand that it's very low-key, the oldest swimmers get the biggest cheers, and almost everyone is just having fun. So to me, downplaying "competition" in the video was the right call.