RE: Swimming Poetry

Former Member — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 12:17:23 GMT

Oops, I forgot if I was writing about you or me. I think I have forgotten this before....:confused: :D

RE: Swimming Poetry

Former Member — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 08:14:32 GMT

There once was a guy named Jim, Who went to the Y to swim. But meter to yard conversion Became a lifelong perversion, So geriatric confusion consumed him. :confused:

RE: Swimming Poetry

jim thornton — Thu, 05 Sep 2002 04:29:18 GMT

James: Actually, more so even than the meters to yards conversion do I find solace in the Finnish formula for age-adjusted conversion. See the oft-cited http://n3times.com/swimtimes/ There is one particular teammate of mine, a tall whipper snapper with a perfect swimmer's physique, and a good decade younger than me, who I feel ridiculously competitive with. On the numerous occasions when he has beaten me--almost always in 25s and 50s (though he is creeping quickly towards victory in the 100s), I invariably cite the Finnish formula to show him why, times aside, I have trounced him. This fellow, Pete Test, also does not yet wear a body suit when swimming, so he has tried to say he would be killing me on a level playing field. That is why I continue to search out all evidence I can find that BODY SUITS DON'T WORK--in fact, they probably SLOW GUYS LIKE ME DOWN. This, of course, while never considering swimming a meet without one... Anyhow, thanks for your poesy! Geriatric confusion is a subtle thing. I'm not even always aware of just how confused I have become. Now the trick is to confuse myself into thinking I beat Jim McConica at Nationals. (Yeah, I did in the warm up pool...)