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
Yeah, I have that feeling right now, tinged with a nice dash of purist/elitist ______. :shakeshead:
Ugh. I hope this isn't the "face" of masters swimming. Insinuation, accusation and detective work by infrequent posters who only post on "Olympic" threads. I'm happy to be branded as mediocre so no one begins an investigation of my would-be college records. I'm heading back to my measley gridge races with the non-Spitzian types. Peace out.
Frank: You've read Deep Water. Nice aside about an Olympic alternate backstroker.[/QUOTE
What is this suppose to mean? I never said anything about an Deep Water or an Olympic backstroker. The swimmer I was talking about in my example supposedly swam in the 1936 Olympic Trials. Please show me where I made those comments. Show me where the is the insinuation and accusation is.
Yeah, I have that feeling right now, tinged with a nice dash of purist/elitist ______. :shakeshead:
Ugh. I hope this isn't the "face" of masters swimming. Insinuation, accusation and detective work by infrequent posters who only post on "Olympic" threads. I'm happy to be branded as mediocre so no one begins an investigation of my would-be college records. I'm heading back to my measley gridge races with the non-Spitzian types. Peace out.
Frank: You've read Deep Water. Nice aside about an Olympic alternate backstroker.[/QUOTE
What is this suppose to mean? I never said anything about an Deep Water or an Olympic backstroker. The swimmer I was talking about in my example supposedly swam in the 1936 Olympic Trials. Please show me where I made those comments. Show me where the is the insinuation and accusation is.
