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
Both sides in this argument have been ardent in their convictions. Only one side has been purposefully cruel.
I, for one, have no intention of being cruel. I'm just interested in what the story is here and it's at least interesting that Donna doesn't appear in the Trials results. I really don't know with certainty that Olympic teams have been picked solely on Trials results, so that's certainly a possibility. On the other hand I really can't see why anyone would claim to be an Olympian--alternate or otherwise--unless they actually were barring mental illness.
Just an example...Our fellow forumite geochuck (from north of the border) relates all of his victories in great detail.
There's no reason to doubt his stories about friendships or experiences with some of the greatest names in swimming.
And oddly enough, his swimming accomplishments don't appear to have been recorded in documents anywhere on the web.
Not true. Take a look at p. 12 in this document which lists all relay medals Canada has won in Commonwealth Games competition: www.swimming.ca/.../Media_Guide_ebook.pdf
Since they are relays it only lists his last name, Park, but he's there on three medaling relays in 1954 and 1958.
Here's a web page showing several books on marathon swimming and George's name appears a couple times: www.soloswims.com/books.htm
Both sides in this argument have been ardent in their convictions. Only one side has been purposefully cruel.
I, for one, have no intention of being cruel. I'm just interested in what the story is here and it's at least interesting that Donna doesn't appear in the Trials results. I really don't know with certainty that Olympic teams have been picked solely on Trials results, so that's certainly a possibility. On the other hand I really can't see why anyone would claim to be an Olympian--alternate or otherwise--unless they actually were barring mental illness.
Just an example...Our fellow forumite geochuck (from north of the border) relates all of his victories in great detail.
There's no reason to doubt his stories about friendships or experiences with some of the greatest names in swimming.
And oddly enough, his swimming accomplishments don't appear to have been recorded in documents anywhere on the web.
Not true. Take a look at p. 12 in this document which lists all relay medals Canada has won in Commonwealth Games competition: www.swimming.ca/.../Media_Guide_ebook.pdf
Since they are relays it only lists his last name, Park, but he's there on three medaling relays in 1954 and 1958.
Here's a web page showing several books on marathon swimming and George's name appears a couple times: www.soloswims.com/books.htm
