I like the article in swim Magazine about Rita Egan and Sylvia powell. These women are not your typical slim young swimmers that are elite swimmers but like the rest of us ordinary. Actually, given my previous background in swimming I'm also won of these average jills. As a youth I swam the 100 meter *** at 1:30 and as a 46 at 1:43.31. So, many of us do it for enjoyment and some exercise knowing that we will never be at the top of the pack. I think we should have more of these stories?. And Ion believe me you are not that bad. You did a 2:31 200 meter freestyle. I recently swam a 3:15. So don't feel bad and their is alot more competition in the men than in the women in 45 to 49. Not saying that their are not good swimmers in the women.
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This post from August 31st.:
Originally posted by Ion Beza
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.) what about who Fritz Lehman (new world record holder in 100 meter back, in men 45 to 49), Bill Specht, Tom McCabe, Andreas Seibt, Barbara Dunbar, Paul Smith, Jim Thornton, Rich Abrahams are?
I know them better than Swim magazine does, with the exception of Rich maybe;
I re-peat: I know them better than Swim magazine does;
how are they training (I know better than Swim magazine about how Tom McCabe -a tough sprinter- tapers, he wrote me a technical e-mail on this, and gee, it doesn't look like a Swim magazine fluffy article), how are they living and working, how are their families and how is their support, is that worth ignoring by Swim magazine, too?
it was last summer, in July, before the 2002 Long Course Nationals, that in a thread in this forum it appeared that a bigger emphasis on performances by adults and supporting this with TV exposure of the Masters Nationals, and with an in-depth interest in performers' lifes by Swim magazine -including sponsorships-, is needed;
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is addressed by Craig here:
Originally posted by gull80
The point is that SWIM magazine does not cater to those Masters swimmers primarily interested in competing. That's not to say it's a poor publication nor does it mean that there are never any relevant articles for the older competitive swimmer. Yes, such information can be found elsewhere, but again the material may not be applicable to older swimmers.
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The type of magazine Ion is looking for, if I understand him correctly, doesn't exist.
I agree that Swim magazine does not cater to those Masters swimmers primarily interested in competing, but pretends hard to do it.
Cross information from Swimming World and Swimming Technique (or like Margot here points out, re-cycled information from Swimming Technique into the Swim magazine) is to be distilled by the adult swimmer alone, because there is no sincere magazine about the Masters swimmers primarily interested in competing, including about starters in swimming well into adulthood who improve.
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This post from August 31st.:
Originally posted by Ion Beza
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.) what about who Fritz Lehman (new world record holder in 100 meter back, in men 45 to 49), Bill Specht, Tom McCabe, Andreas Seibt, Barbara Dunbar, Paul Smith, Jim Thornton, Rich Abrahams are?
I know them better than Swim magazine does, with the exception of Rich maybe;
I re-peat: I know them better than Swim magazine does;
how are they training (I know better than Swim magazine about how Tom McCabe -a tough sprinter- tapers, he wrote me a technical e-mail on this, and gee, it doesn't look like a Swim magazine fluffy article), how are they living and working, how are their families and how is their support, is that worth ignoring by Swim magazine, too?
it was last summer, in July, before the 2002 Long Course Nationals, that in a thread in this forum it appeared that a bigger emphasis on performances by adults and supporting this with TV exposure of the Masters Nationals, and with an in-depth interest in performers' lifes by Swim magazine -including sponsorships-, is needed;
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is addressed by Craig here:
Originally posted by gull80
The point is that SWIM magazine does not cater to those Masters swimmers primarily interested in competing. That's not to say it's a poor publication nor does it mean that there are never any relevant articles for the older competitive swimmer. Yes, such information can be found elsewhere, but again the material may not be applicable to older swimmers.
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The type of magazine Ion is looking for, if I understand him correctly, doesn't exist.
I agree that Swim magazine does not cater to those Masters swimmers primarily interested in competing, but pretends hard to do it.
Cross information from Swimming World and Swimming Technique (or like Margot here points out, re-cycled information from Swimming Technique into the Swim magazine) is to be distilled by the adult swimmer alone, because there is no sincere magazine about the Masters swimmers primarily interested in competing, including about starters in swimming well into adulthood who improve.
