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.
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I don't know who the Howard Squirm alias is either. Certainly sends interesting PMs. I can certainly say that the night of the first incident on the "fat" swimmer thread, the "ACTUAL" olympian (PM terminology, not mine) posted and then there were 3-4 responsive posts. I don't know who Howard Squirm is ... but he or she is certainly in possession of certain information.
Unfortunately, just because someone is an "ACTUAL" olympian does not automatically raise them in my estimation, as it might others. I'm sure they are mostly total class acts. And I'm sure there are some that I'd rather not associate with. All people are different. Marion Jones is an ACTUAL Olympian, but I don't admire her.
Rob: I see you are threatening to ban me with your recent post. I'm sorry you take exception to my remarks about Gail. But I likewise take exception to Gails' hijacked remarks about Donna -- even if Donna is ultimately proven to be a complete and utter fraud. If you want to slap me down ... Well, you pretty much have already on this thread several times already. I'm sure no one has missed it.
I don't know who the Howard Squirm alias is either. Certainly sends interesting PMs. I can certainly say that the night of the first incident on the "fat" swimmer thread, the "ACTUAL" olympian (PM terminology, not mine) posted and then there were 3-4 responsive posts. I don't know who Howard Squirm is ... but he or she is certainly in possession of certain information.
Unfortunately, just because someone is an "ACTUAL" olympian does not automatically raise them in my estimation, as it might others. I'm sure they are mostly total class acts. And I'm sure there are some that I'd rather not associate with. All people are different. Marion Jones is an ACTUAL Olympian, but I don't admire her.
Rob: I see you are threatening to ban me with your recent post. I'm sorry you take exception to my remarks about Gail. But I likewise take exception to Gails' hijacked remarks about Donna -- even if Donna is ultimately proven to be a complete and utter fraud. If you want to slap me down ... Well, you pretty much have already on this thread several times already. I'm sure no one has missed it.
