Even our friend Aquageek gets a mention!
www.wsj.com/.../in-u-s-masters-swimming-training-is-more-important-than-the-race-1438622826
I think the article is fine as far as it goes, but it would be nice if they at least mentioned that competition IS a big facet of masters swimming for lots of us. Sure lots of USMS members do not compete, but how many other adult sports can boast of having an annual national championship event where ~2,000 athletes compete?
i just wish the author would have been more consistant. One sentence states that one does not need to be elite to participate in masters or masters competition, but then he proceeds to highlight only elite competitors. I wish that he could have added that "Average Joe" was competing with no hopes of anything but personal glory as well as the accomplishments of the mentioned elites.
i just wish the author would have been more consistant. One sentence states that one does not need to be elite to participate in masters or masters competition, but then he proceeds to highlight only elite competitors. I wish that he could have added that "Average Joe" was competing with no hopes of anything but personal glory as well as the accomplishments of the mentioned elites.
