Article in today's Wall Street Journal (11/29/12).
online.wsj.com/.../SB10001424127887324352004578137330732319310.html
Read some of the comments if you have time.
I find this article hilarious, because last Saturday, on 11/24/12 I was swimmming and shared a lane with a guy wearing a UCLA swim brief. What was hilarious was that I out swam this guy. I continously lapped him, as well continuing to swim after he got out of the pool. I asked him if he was done with his workout and he stated yes. I semi-scolded him for only swimming a 2000 to my 3000. He shook his head, laughed, and walked away. He did one length of a Butterfly, and all the rest was Freestyle. I expect UCLA athletes to be in much better shape than I, especially in a pool.
Last evening the Masters Coach at CSULB invited me to join them in their Christmas/Holiday swim, 100 x 100 on 12/22/12. She thinks I can handle it. I am taking her up on the offer to see how well a non-coached swimmer can do against coached swimmers. This is gonna be fun.
The only valid complaints are perhaps the cost of the course or religious/physical limitations. The schools should probably make it free if it's mandatory. But I find it pretty funny that some people have the argument "well I don't plan on being near water EVER." That's silly. The fact is that these people don't have a real excuse, they're most likely just embarrassed or they think they're too smart to drown.
On a related note: news.menshealth.com/.../
children who are taught to swim at an early age hit certain physical and developmental milestones faster than kids who learn later in life.
The only valid complaints are perhaps the cost of the course or religious/physical limitations. The schools should probably make it free if it's mandatory. But I find it pretty funny that some people have the argument "well I don't plan on being near water EVER." That's silly. The fact is that these people don't have a real excuse, they're most likely just embarrassed or they think they're too smart to drown.
On a related note: news.menshealth.com/.../
children who are taught to swim at an early age hit certain physical and developmental milestones faster than kids who learn later in life.
