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 I was trying to be nice when I posted that. I actually say it to my clients, who, by the way, are CHILDREN trying to excuse their poor behavior. I hold every intelligent person accountable for their behavior. There may be reasons why they act the way they do, but there are no excuses. You are an adult who is responsible for his behavior. You have been put on notice many times on this board that your behavior is borish to say the least. You are no longer somewhere, where you have to fight for everything. Now it is up to you to change. I wish you luck in that endevor, but I have my doubts about your ability to change without professional help. You do truely have so much to offer, but it is all going to waste because of your attitude and behavior. What I am saying, Ion, despite accomplishments that make you appear to be successful, you are in fact a failure in life. If given a choice between modeling myself after an overweight person who recognizes his/her problem and chooses to do something about it; or modeling myself after you, I wouldn't choose you as a role model.
Now that being said, you may rant against me (as I know you will because you can not accept the truth) all you want.
Ion I was trying to be nice when I posted that. I actually say it to my clients, who, by the way, are CHILDREN trying to excuse their poor behavior. I hold every intelligent person accountable for their behavior. There may be reasons why they act the way they do, but there are no excuses. You are an adult who is responsible for his behavior. You have been put on notice many times on this board that your behavior is borish to say the least. You are no longer somewhere, where you have to fight for everything. Now it is up to you to change. I wish you luck in that endevor, but I have my doubts about your ability to change without professional help. You do truely have so much to offer, but it is all going to waste because of your attitude and behavior. What I am saying, Ion, despite accomplishments that make you appear to be successful, you are in fact a failure in life. If given a choice between modeling myself after an overweight person who recognizes his/her problem and chooses to do something about it; or modeling myself after you, I wouldn't choose you as a role model.
Now that being said, you may rant against me (as I know you will because you can not accept the truth) all you want.
