But by reading this story it makes it sound like there was some sort of "epic failure" on his part with his swimming prowess that sent him into a tailspin in life and it took decades to pull out of it.
But that's how he himself describes it in the video I posted. I think that's his whole point.
We all have expectations - that come from others or from ourselves, and it's relative to our own abilities. (For the record, I'm the one new Master's swimmers are glad to see because I don't intimidate them with my swimming speed.)
Also, I had noticed the 0.8 seconds before - to non-swimmers that sounds like a tiny amount, but to swimmers, they realize that for Olympic-level swimmers in a 100, that is big. Again, I think that was part of why he got so upset with himself....and part of the point he's trying to make now. It's a huge difference, and yet it's such a tiny portion of our lives, too.
But by reading this story it makes it sound like there was some sort of "epic failure" on his part with his swimming prowess that sent him into a tailspin in life and it took decades to pull out of it.
But that's how he himself describes it in the video I posted. I think that's his whole point.
We all have expectations - that come from others or from ourselves, and it's relative to our own abilities. (For the record, I'm the one new Master's swimmers are glad to see because I don't intimidate them with my swimming speed.)
Also, I had noticed the 0.8 seconds before - to non-swimmers that sounds like a tiny amount, but to swimmers, they realize that for Olympic-level swimmers in a 100, that is big. Again, I think that was part of why he got so upset with himself....and part of the point he's trying to make now. It's a huge difference, and yet it's such a tiny portion of our lives, too.
