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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Well, Ion a lot of heavy set people in California come from poor immirgant backgounnds and many of them are the children of immirgants. Hispanics make up 32 percent of the state, and while they are middle upper class slender hispanics there are a lot overweight people among the lower income classes and hispanics make up a larger portion of lower income people. Granted, there slender people among the poor working classes and heavy set people the upper middle class. But the people that jog or swim or run are more likely to belong in the upper-middle class. So, some people don't have the same opportunities you do to exercise.
Well, Ion a lot of heavy set people in California come from poor immirgant backgounnds and many of them are the children of immirgants. Hispanics make up 32 percent of the state, and while they are middle upper class slender hispanics there are a lot overweight people among the lower income classes and hispanics make up a larger portion of lower income people. Granted, there slender people among the poor working classes and heavy set people the upper middle class. But the people that jog or swim or run are more likely to belong in the upper-middle class. So, some people don't have the same opportunities you do to exercise.
