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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Originally posted by Bert Bergen
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-Extensive profiles on training, techniques, and tapers have been presented by SWIM in the last two years on Rich Abrahams and Jim McConica and others. All you need to do is look for them.
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One article had been written about Jim and one article had been written about Rich in the past two years, but "-Extensive profiles..." had not been written.
I haven't seen Fritz Lehman, Tom McCabe, Andreas Seibt and others in Swim magazine, and regarding Rich Abrahams and Jim McConica, they evolve a lot and they have a lot to inquire about and to share with interested people since the last article on them.
Originally posted by Bert Bergen
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-These are great ideas, though. The problem is you aren't necessarily addressing them to the right audience. Contact SWIM or SWIMMING TECHNIQUE directly if you want to encourage changes.
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August 2002, Bill Volckening and myself we spoke about an article, he promised to do it and took pictures of me.
He broke his promise, without my permission:
never heard of his promise, again.
Originally posted by Bert Bergen
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-It shouldn't matter what the "lifelong racers" and Olympians are doing if you consider your efforts as a "late starter" more impressive and far different to train and prepare for. Great to see this and admire others efforts, but we are not them...
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How do you know this?
Knowledge is information, and effort with inspiration is based on trying out different types of knowledge.
Originally posted by Bert Bergen
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-"Can a late bloomer compete with lifelong racers?" This supposed "curse" of not starting swimming until you was 28, is tired.
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It is tired to you.
Thousands of late starters in swimming are potentially new USMS racers:
USMS is not just for the former age-group swimmer.
Originally posted by Bert Bergen
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-Extensive profiles on training, techniques, and tapers have been presented by SWIM in the last two years on Rich Abrahams and Jim McConica and others. All you need to do is look for them.
...
One article had been written about Jim and one article had been written about Rich in the past two years, but "-Extensive profiles..." had not been written.
I haven't seen Fritz Lehman, Tom McCabe, Andreas Seibt and others in Swim magazine, and regarding Rich Abrahams and Jim McConica, they evolve a lot and they have a lot to inquire about and to share with interested people since the last article on them.
Originally posted by Bert Bergen
...
-These are great ideas, though. The problem is you aren't necessarily addressing them to the right audience. Contact SWIM or SWIMMING TECHNIQUE directly if you want to encourage changes.
...
August 2002, Bill Volckening and myself we spoke about an article, he promised to do it and took pictures of me.
He broke his promise, without my permission:
never heard of his promise, again.
Originally posted by Bert Bergen
...
-It shouldn't matter what the "lifelong racers" and Olympians are doing if you consider your efforts as a "late starter" more impressive and far different to train and prepare for. Great to see this and admire others efforts, but we are not them...
...
How do you know this?
Knowledge is information, and effort with inspiration is based on trying out different types of knowledge.
Originally posted by Bert Bergen
...
-"Can a late bloomer compete with lifelong racers?" This supposed "curse" of not starting swimming until you was 28, is tired.
...
It is tired to you.
Thousands of late starters in swimming are potentially new USMS racers:
USMS is not just for the former age-group swimmer.
