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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"....has been competitively swimming since age eleven, has held several world records in the backstroke, as well as state records, and has been ranked top ten in USMS. She was an ex-Olympian (alternate)...."
The above quote comes from this web site, which is a travel & tourism web site for Honduras:
www.marrder.com/.../travel.html
I wouldn't take their "world records" statement too seriously. Writers are known to use that term rather loosely, just like we've seen with the descriptor "Olympic-sized pool".
Plus, the world record progressions are easily found here:
www.olympic.org/.../level2_uk.asp
Anna Lea
"....has been competitively swimming since age eleven, has held several world records in the backstroke, as well as state records, and has been ranked top ten in USMS. She was an ex-Olympian (alternate)...."
The above quote comes from this web site, which is a travel & tourism web site for Honduras:
www.marrder.com/.../travel.html
I wouldn't take their "world records" statement too seriously. Writers are known to use that term rather loosely, just like we've seen with the descriptor "Olympic-sized pool".
Plus, the world record progressions are easily found here:
www.olympic.org/.../level2_uk.asp
Anna Lea
