I've been swimming my entire life yet the fastest my 50m freestyle ever got was 28.7 seconds while using a tech suit. Yet I see many Olympians and others that have almost the same muscle mass and proportions and they swim consistent 23's.
How is this so?
I'm with Orca on this topic. Everyone who makes the attempt is a great swimmer in my book. I work out solo most the time, coach a local Community Center age group swim club, and teach lessons to folks of all ages. It's fun to watch a swimmer learn something new, or overcome what they felt was out of reach.
This! Whether a swimmer has a five-rings tattoo & has been swimming since about birth or someone who is 90 and just came for their first swim lesson --and everyone in between-- it's all about the individual and their own relation to the water.
These days I find it incredibly beautiful to watch and Olympic swimmer set a world record, to see them on the medal stand, and to also know that record may fall the next day. It's all so ephemeral. And yet no matter a persons level relative to anyone else it can be a huge amount of fun and satisfaction.
I'm with Orca on this topic. Everyone who makes the attempt is a great swimmer in my book. I work out solo most the time, coach a local Community Center age group swim club, and teach lessons to folks of all ages. It's fun to watch a swimmer learn something new, or overcome what they felt was out of reach.
This! Whether a swimmer has a five-rings tattoo & has been swimming since about birth or someone who is 90 and just came for their first swim lesson --and everyone in between-- it's all about the individual and their own relation to the water.
These days I find it incredibly beautiful to watch and Olympic swimmer set a world record, to see them on the medal stand, and to also know that record may fall the next day. It's all so ephemeral. And yet no matter a persons level relative to anyone else it can be a huge amount of fun and satisfaction.
