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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Ion
Fluff to you is someone else's meat. The magazine isn't published for Ion. It is published for swimmers, whomever they are. The magazine must strive to meet the interests of all of its readers. An analogy is the classroom. A good teacher generally teaches to the middle of the class, supplements for the above average and modifies for the below average. With the majority of Master swimmers being fitness swimmers the majority of its articles should be aimed to or focused at them. You know, reading about elite swimmers and their techniques, or technical articles, all the time gets pretty boring. If the magazine doesn't meet you needs find one that does, its that simple.
I believe your problem is that you feel slighted because the article about you has never transpired. GET OVER IT. This summer, I was told that a news piece was going to be done on me. The day the person who was to write the article, and photographer, were suppose to be at my practice, I dressed in a brand new Speedo (bought for the occasion) and was generally excited, nervous, proud and pleased. I never found out what, but something interfered and the article was never written. I was disappointed for about fifteen minutes, but realized it wasn't worth the energy. There are more important things in life than having my accomplishements published for others. I don't need publicity to validate my worth.
Ion
Fluff to you is someone else's meat. The magazine isn't published for Ion. It is published for swimmers, whomever they are. The magazine must strive to meet the interests of all of its readers. An analogy is the classroom. A good teacher generally teaches to the middle of the class, supplements for the above average and modifies for the below average. With the majority of Master swimmers being fitness swimmers the majority of its articles should be aimed to or focused at them. You know, reading about elite swimmers and their techniques, or technical articles, all the time gets pretty boring. If the magazine doesn't meet you needs find one that does, its that simple.
I believe your problem is that you feel slighted because the article about you has never transpired. GET OVER IT. This summer, I was told that a news piece was going to be done on me. The day the person who was to write the article, and photographer, were suppose to be at my practice, I dressed in a brand new Speedo (bought for the occasion) and was generally excited, nervous, proud and pleased. I never found out what, but something interfered and the article was never written. I was disappointed for about fifteen minutes, but realized it wasn't worth the energy. There are more important things in life than having my accomplishements published for others. I don't need publicity to validate my worth.
