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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Sorry to disagree with Glider and others who feel that this thread has gone off track and want it closed down....but I VERY much disagree....this type of debate is extremally important.
As I posted earlier the sad fact is that we live in a worold/time/place where lying and cheating is rampant...in society as well as in sport...my gosh...and Asian badmiton team was DQ'd recently for steroid use....and as i mentioned before people are constantly misrepresenting themselves as former military hero's...and lets not even get started on resume fraud.
Donna....sorry but the fact remains that your credentials are in question and I'm sorry you see it as a personal attack...I really am not in your position and you are free to think/feel what you want but I really do think verification of things like this benefits all sides.
As for what Gail posted...lesson learned to the moderators on deleting public posts.
And last but not leastthe inflammed emotions about what people are writing/reading I would suggest to all parties that if you are REALLY serious about this stuff (and taking anything REALLY serious on public forums is a concern in and of itself)...I would suggest getting on the phone and having a REAL conversation....something of a lost art these days sadly!
I agree with you Paul as long as we're debating and not inflaming, then like you said some real interaction may work wonders.
Sorry to disagree with Glider and others who feel that this thread has gone off track and want it closed down....but I VERY much disagree....this type of debate is extremally important.
As I posted earlier the sad fact is that we live in a worold/time/place where lying and cheating is rampant...in society as well as in sport...my gosh...and Asian badmiton team was DQ'd recently for steroid use....and as i mentioned before people are constantly misrepresenting themselves as former military hero's...and lets not even get started on resume fraud.
Donna....sorry but the fact remains that your credentials are in question and I'm sorry you see it as a personal attack...I really am not in your position and you are free to think/feel what you want but I really do think verification of things like this benefits all sides.
As for what Gail posted...lesson learned to the moderators on deleting public posts.
And last but not leastthe inflammed emotions about what people are writing/reading I would suggest to all parties that if you are REALLY serious about this stuff (and taking anything REALLY serious on public forums is a concern in and of itself)...I would suggest getting on the phone and having a REAL conversation....something of a lost art these days sadly!
I agree with you Paul as long as we're debating and not inflaming, then like you said some real interaction may work wonders.
