I am looking for a list of Olympian Masters and what Olympics and events they particpated in. If you have such a list or know where one is, please let me know. Individual anecdotes are OK too.
Background:
I want to write to "Splash" magazine and ask them to feature some of the people on such a list when they write about great swimmers. I'm tired of reading (and having my kids read) about so-and-so great swimmer, who got to the Olympics, did great, and now swimming is behind them (i.e. they don't swim anymore). On the "mission statement" of Splash, they give lip service to a lifelong involvement with swimming, but they never seem to come up with an example of such a person.
wiredknight
Yes, I did swim in the 1952 Olympics in the 200m breaststroke.............that was butterfly with a breaststroke kick then. I injured my ankle by pulling a ligament but against doctors orders I did swim. There is a DNF by my name that means "did not final", not did not finish. I was Gail Peters then.
The water was 71 degrees, the air 41 in the mornings..............this was before they had rules on temperature controls. And the sun never went down, we were so close to the Arctic circle.
Yes, I did swim in the 1952 Olympics in the 200m breaststroke.............that was butterfly with a breaststroke kick then. I injured my ankle by pulling a ligament but against doctors orders I did swim. There is a DNF by my name that means "did not final", not did not finish. I was Gail Peters then.
The water was 71 degrees, the air 41 in the mornings..............this was before they had rules on temperature controls. And the sun never went down, we were so close to the Arctic circle.
