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
In the list of Olympians mentioned: the one who I have seen swim include...
What a cool idea, keeping track of the Olympians you've seen swim. I love it! I keep a list of the states I've visited for swimming events, but hadn't considered a list of Olympian sightings.
After thinking about this idea for some time, I realized just how fortunate I've been. My list would need to have multiple categories, such as Olympians I've had dinner with, Olympians who raised a glass with me, and Olympians who stayed in my guest room.
It'd make a pretty decent book.
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My list would need to have multiple categories, such as Olympians I've had dinner with, Olympians who raised a glass with me, and Olympians who stayed in my guest room.
It'd make a pretty decent book.
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YOUR guest house? Is this like a B&B at the seaside? Or are you like that guy from Magnum PI with a sprawling estate?
Bob Thomas who swim masters sometimes and is the Coach of Ball State Universlty had a sister who was an alternate on the 1968 Olympic team because she took 4th place in the 400 IM at the Olympic Trials.
Kathy Thomas, NVAC, 5:15.62. She placed fourth behind Claudia Kolb of Santa Clara (5:04.62), Susan Pedersen of Arden Hills (5:10.53) and Lynn Vidali of Santa Clara (5:12.48). The seventh place finisher in that race was Cathy Jamison of Santa Clara (5:19.24), who made the '68 team in the 200 breaststroke (2nd place at Trials, 2:42.53). She is now better known as Cathy Imwalle of Oregon Masters, and has been an individual USMS All-American four times since 2000.
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YOUR guest house? Is this like a B&B at the seaside? Or are you like that guy from Magnum PI with a sprawling estate?
It's just a guest room. LOL.
For those of you interested in Swimming History..........go to Youtube and search for "Broad Ripple Pool". There is a video there of the 1952 Women's Olympic Trials and the 1953 Mens Nationals. Interesting to see Ford Konno swim with such a beautiful stroke and check out the lane lines!
When the space shuttle goes up...do they tell the guys in the back seat..."You're not astronauts. Only the guys at the control qualify."
Meanwhile they're all wearing the same suit...have the same patch on their sleeves...and are all going to the same destination.
Whether or not Donna's proof of her participation is found acceptable is another story. But if she wore the same warm-up suit... with the same USA patch...and sat on the same deck with the team. ...I want to believe that she was an Olympian.
Having communicated with her directly, ...she's a great lady...and it's too bad to see her leave our little on-line community.
No one can deny that she's an inspiration. You don't need your name on a piece of paper for proof of that.
Anna Lea
Diana Nyad came along near the end of my marathon swimming career. She raced in about 6 of my last races. She was a very good swimmer, I have not read her book but now that you mention it I will.
A small note here for Quiksilver yes I knew her and we had some very good conversations before each of her races and I did give her some tips about marathon swimming.
George,
Did you ever read Diana Nyad's book, "Other Shores," about the marathon swimming circuit? I read it a long time ago and thought that it was a great book. I should read it again.
Anna Lea
Just wondered why is it important to even have a list of Olympian Masters and who really cares.
It would be a list I would not want to be on.
The other list I don't want to be on is the obituary list.
Just wondered why is it important to even have a list of Olympian Masters and who really cares.
It would be a list I would not want to be on.
The other list I don't want to be on is the obituary list.
Really George? People down here are dying to get on that list.
As I have said before, who cares about this stupid list anyhow? I guess it's important to those who competed but who else is going to look at it and for what reason? Perhaps once the list is complete people can get back to some more important things, like changing the air in their tires, straightening their stereo wires, or counting the stars in the sky, etc..
