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
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Former Member
It has always amazed me how many Olympic medal winners are so blase' about the whole thing. There is an Olympic medal winner who swims at our pool. One day I asked him whether he would bring his medals in for us to see. He replied, "Sure, if I can find them. They used to be in the knife drawer in the kitchen, but I think my wife moved them."
Anna Lea
I give my medals to my kids. I'm the world champ to my son, which if it makes him get after it in swimming, great. He's going to be 6'5" according to plotted charts...so Olympic Swimming Medals are undoubtedly in his future. If not...he can track down Geek and pummel him for me...
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It has always amazed me how many Olympic medal winners are so blase' about the whole thing. There is an Olympic medal winner who swims at our pool. One day I asked him whether he would bring his medals in for us to see. He replied, "Sure, if I can find them. They used to be in the knife drawer in the kitchen, but I think my wife moved them."
Anna Lea
I give my medals to my kids. I'm the world champ to my son, which if it makes him get after it in swimming, great. He's going to be 6'5" according to plotted charts...so Olympic Swimming Medals are undoubtedly in his future. If not...he can track down Geek and pummel him for me...
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