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
Parents
Former Member
Rob I think the problem here is there are statements made saying something is not true, when it may be true and probably true. It seems they ask someone who may not remember the facts and that becomes a fact.
It is a shame that these accussations are made when they may not be correct.
I am sure that my memory of what I do is better than anyone else's memory of what I did. It is sometimes very difficult to research many things. But my swim coach wrote every article that appeared in the Hamilton Spectator about every swim meet his club participated in until he passed away. All the Hamilton Spectator files are now computerized and I can access every swim meet I competed in til 1998 my last race.
Rob I think the problem here is there are statements made saying something is not true, when it may be true and probably true. It seems they ask someone who may not remember the facts and that becomes a fact.
It is a shame that these accussations are made when they may not be correct.
I am sure that my memory of what I do is better than anyone else's memory of what I did. It is sometimes very difficult to research many things. But my swim coach wrote every article that appeared in the Hamilton Spectator about every swim meet his club participated in until he passed away. All the Hamilton Spectator files are now computerized and I can access every swim meet I competed in til 1998 my last race.
