This thread is a spin off from the "swimming against the young guns" thread. Many of us Masters compete in USA Swimming meets each year and have found these meets to be a very enjoyable....for many reasons. Tell us your favorite experience(s). I have been swimming USA meets for the past two years and have a bunch of them. I am 37. I'll start off with this one...
"Kids say the darndest things" (part 1):
I entered my first long course meters meet two summers ago. A group of 15+ year old boys were looking at the heat/lane posting on the wall. They said, "Wow, look at this old guy...he entered his yards time...he doesn't even know this is a meters meet...we're gonna whip his butt...this is gonna be great!" And they all high fived each other.
They were quite wrong.
I've been in Masters swimming for just shy of 2 years now and started swimming USS meets again last Spring. Even at 26, it's a blast to get up and show some cocky kids a thing or two. It also keeps things in perspective: on our Masters team, I'm definitely one of the kids, but swimming USS I'm ancient. Go figure :)
My favorite USS story is from a mini meet with my old club team last May. I was back in town for the weekend and my father came down to officiate as well. During the meet one of the parents timing was talking about his 10&under swimming in the meet and asked my father if he had a child in the meet. The parent then asked, "Well how old is your son?" Apparently the shocked look at "He's 26," was priceless.
Of course, I just barely squeeked out the 100 fly over Bill Specht, so I wasn't even close to the oldest at the meet!
I've been in Masters swimming for just shy of 2 years now and started swimming USS meets again last Spring. Even at 26, it's a blast to get up and show some cocky kids a thing or two. It also keeps things in perspective: on our Masters team, I'm definitely one of the kids, but swimming USS I'm ancient. Go figure :)
My favorite USS story is from a mini meet with my old club team last May. I was back in town for the weekend and my father came down to officiate as well. During the meet one of the parents timing was talking about his 10&under swimming in the meet and asked my father if he had a child in the meet. The parent then asked, "Well how old is your son?" Apparently the shocked look at "He's 26," was priceless.
Of course, I just barely squeeked out the 100 fly over Bill Specht, so I wasn't even close to the oldest at the meet!
