https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/1562/how-many-here-are-sprinters-and-how-many-long-distance-swimmersI just wanted to have an idea about the number of sprinters compared to the number of long distance swimmers here.. 1: sprinter 2: long distance swimmeren-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/6684?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 08 Mar 2005 07:03:38 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:317bda55-4995-4877-8851-6f15ebd58d1bswimmieAvsFanOriginally posted by newmastersswimmer I am also middle distance all the way......We need to demand to be recognized as our own completely self autonomous genre....And not be bullied by some of the others on this thread (not naming any specific names though...that might rhyme with Bom Bellison or BachBooMocks) that have said that middle distance swimmers are either distance wanna bees or sprinter wanna bees.....It&#39;s time for a Coup!!.....We refuse to be ignored!!........we will be recognized!! i totally agree!!!! although i know some people out there aren&#39;t wanna bees, they&#39;re don&#39;t wanna bees (as in i really i&#39;m a distance swimmer, but i don&#39;t wanna bee! or i really am a sprinter, but i don&#39;t wanna bee! ;) :D )<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6673?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:46:32 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:a2c48009-961d-4e2d-8c6e-e940b8a76f3aFormer MemberI am also middle distance all the way......We need to demand to be recognized as our own completely self autonomous genre....And not be bullied by some of the others on this thread (not naming any specific names though...that might rhyme with Bom Bellison or BachBooMocks) that have said that middle distance swimmers are either distance wanna bees or sprinter wanna bees.....It&#39;s time for a Coup!!.....We refuse to be ignored!!........we will be recognized!! newmastersswimmer<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6659?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:36:28 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:4801d992-8cec-4388-82ca-9b338c8dcd09Former MemberWhat about people who are both or middle distance? It depends on what stroke I&#39;m doing.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6649?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 10 Dec 2004 01:19:07 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:989f4f80-e090-4a52-b3af-a9a2f35d52feaquageekI don&#39;t believe how long you are able to swim is any indication of whether your are a distance or mid distance or sprint swimmer. It&#39;s what you do within the total distance and how you train that determines that. I can knock out an easy 4000 any day of the week but add a bunch of sprint stuff in there and it&#39;s a much more meainingful workout for me.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6632?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 13 Jul 2004 08:31:04 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:f5de4474-ce05-42d0-9ae6-437edcf32df0Former MemberI just found out yesterday, while working out with my team that I am a distance swimmer. After telling our team&#39;s chairperson that I&#39;m able to swim 4000 meters, she and I came to the conclusion that I&#39;m a distance swimmer.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6615?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 25 Jun 2004 06:14:48 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7b5bcc39-8693-4b67-b296-c6e3199688aaFormer MemberOriginally posted by DocWhoRocks That&#39;s because middle distance swimmers are either sprinter wanna bees or distance wanna bees :p Great! I&#39;m off to therapy again! LOL!<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6598?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 21 Jun 2004 05:20:23 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:f9e30431-01c9-4935-a2f2-3d22de7407d9Former MemberOriginally posted by Alicat I was kinda disappointed that there was not a middle distance option for those of us who are in the middle... That&#39;s because middle distance swimmers are either sprinter wanna bees or distance wanna bees :p<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6581?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 18 Jun 2004 15:23:36 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:e91ee263-43c9-4032-a7f3-42ae0aa64329Former MemberI was kinda disappointed that there was not a middle distance option for those of us who are in the middle...<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6565?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 16 Jun 2004 15:39:57 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:756cb4a0-7338-47e8-970a-5a485fdd3689Former MemberI like long distances like 400 sl or 800 sl. Like sprinter I&#39;m very bad because of I reduce the lenght of harm (I don&#39;t know how can I say bracciata in english, sorry) See you soon<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6553?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 30 May 2004 09:15:10 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:3ce18ebc-b140-413c-96a2-654022beca82Michael MartinI&#39;m a slow sprinter.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6539?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 05 May 2004 12:30:21 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:6b26aa4f-d6d6-400d-8146-84c5fffbef17Former MemberConnie: Gosh, I&#39;ve never dropped out of a race yet....and I am always in there for the long haul.....and...my flip turns are not bad either.....Being a mile guy...I always viewed distance events much the same as sailing a nice sail boat....It wasn&#39;t the destination I focused on....it was the journey ......;)<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6429?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 16:45:01 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:8ee85e1e-bd2f-4a3c-8833-314a93486b96Former MemberOriginally posted by Tom Ellison Am not.... Don&#39;t make me come up to Cody! hehe :p<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6411?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 15:32:30 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:99025fa8-90e4-4f2b-b628-b395d8e08bb8Former MemberAm not....<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6393?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 15:19:57 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:eca48d81-d7b8-4b56-8684-91526e7bc3d9Former MemberOriginally posted by Tom Ellison Did to... Liar. Originally posted by Scansy Not getting any exercise either... My fingers are getting a hell of a workout! :lol:<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6376?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 15:18:59 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:6642846d-eaf3-4119-9caf-47ed263a0f4aFormer MemberOriginally posted by Tom Ellison I had fun once.... Marriage: Just say &#39;No.&#39; -LBJ<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6361?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 15:14:56 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:904f901b-9d8b-4e44-bc77-f6618938999aFormer MemberOriginally posted by DocWhoRocks So, no pain = fun? I&#39;m sitting here in my office chair, I&#39;m not in pain. But I&#39;m not having fun. Not getting any exercise either...<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6341?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 14:52:10 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:52277a05-23a6-443c-9ca9-1b0bac5a5754Former MemberDid to...<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6328?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 14:47:42 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:974f967f-a059-4fb5-a79e-7a76e352907bFormer MemberOriginally posted by Tom Ellison I had fun once.... No you didn&#39;t. :p<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6313?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 14:12:58 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:890e254c-7d84-4d80-8758-a959258d20a6Former MemberI had fun once....<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6292?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 14:10:07 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:d41444db-894d-4ea4-89c0-8f49724ab4d1Former MemberOriginally posted by old dog No fun????!!!! There is no real pain!!! :0) So, no pain = fun? I&#39;m sitting here in my office chair, I&#39;m not in pain. But I&#39;m not having fun.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6280?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 12:36:52 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:29446bda-5ec1-45a8-b521-09277b4837cfFormer MemberReal distance guys don’t feel pain…we feel discomfort….!:)<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6524?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 08:34:09 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:d6280ada-6940-4a82-b8f0-5c35bce1716eFormer MemberAfter reading swimr4life&#39;s post, I had to relay this funny story. I&#39;m a total sprinter myself and always have been. Last year I went out and did the Walnut Creek intensive camp. For the second workout of the day, you could pick whether to do a sprint, mid-distance, or distance workout. I, of course, chose to do a sprint workout. There were a handful of folks who were non-sprinter types who had decided to do the sprint workout for some reason. Without detailing the entire set, suffice to say we were getting lots of rest in between bursts of sprinting. For the first couple of rounds, those non-sprinters were all saying, &quot;Geez what kind of a workout is this? What&#39;s with all this rest? This is easy!&quot; Well, a short time later they got real quiet. Pretty soon they were groaning all the way through those long rests, along with the rest of us! I think they gained a little respect for those of us for whom a 200 is a distance event.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6508?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 08:10:15 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:422a7117-7be0-44a7-a193-bd8b345437bdFormer MemberOriginally posted by Leonard Jansen Marriage: Just say &#39;No.&#39; -LBJ Marriage: Pick the right one, not the Miss &#39;Right&#39;<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6492?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 08:08:18 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:03ede857-bdca-49ac-ac07-16cfc9b32fa4Former MemberOriginally posted by Tom Ellison Real distance guys don’t feel pain…we feel discomfort….!:) You can go the distance? ...Oh, you meant swimming....<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/6478?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 04 May 2004 07:48:52 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:b93ffd37-b551-4e49-bad4-7897b76a8e0dFormer MemberOriginally posted by Tom Ellison Doc....it would be a long trip (I know, I just made it three weeks ago) for you to come and get me...I now live in Rome, NY.... Na na na.....na....na na....:) You don&#39;t stay in one place long do ya? Alrighty then, DON&#39;T MAKE ME COME TO ROME! :p<div style="clear:both;"></div>