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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I need to make a clarification in what I meant, Rob, when I said that only one side was being purposefully cruel.
I was referring to those who have been what I believe is unnecessarily rude to and dismissive of Donna Dunn.
USMS has its reasons for not believing her claims. That's fine. I am certainly not in a position to prove her claim one way or another. But I believe it could have been handled better than this public feeding frenzy.
As for Ms. Roper, I don't know her. I am unclear on what she said originally about Donna, but I seem to recall it was without professional detachment. Certainly not a crime, but unfortunate in a situation which should have been treated with some finesse.
I hope this cleared up any ambiguity.
If any of you want to discuss this further, please feel free to pm me, as I am no longer interested in looking at this thread. I'm with Poolraat: :dedhorse: and with SwimStud: close it down.
I need to make a clarification in what I meant, Rob, when I said that only one side was being purposefully cruel.
I was referring to those who have been what I believe is unnecessarily rude to and dismissive of Donna Dunn.
USMS has its reasons for not believing her claims. That's fine. I am certainly not in a position to prove her claim one way or another. But I believe it could have been handled better than this public feeding frenzy.
As for Ms. Roper, I don't know her. I am unclear on what she said originally about Donna, but I seem to recall it was without professional detachment. Certainly not a crime, but unfortunate in a situation which should have been treated with some finesse.
I hope this cleared up any ambiguity.
If any of you want to discuss this further, please feel free to pm me, as I am no longer interested in looking at this thread. I'm with Poolraat: :dedhorse: and with SwimStud: close it down.
