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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One moment, please....
This is starting to look a bit like "Ion-bashing" when it seems like he has stepped back into a neutral corner and dropped his arms.
Couldn't we just forget about it?
-LBJ
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I think Tom's right. Ion is so successful in some other parts of his life. He has a nice 6 figure job. He escape the poverty of Eastern Europe and he still can outswim many masters swimmers in freestyle.
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Wow. That's it. Just, wow.
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Well, I also think that Ion wants everyone to agree with him. Not everyone is going too. So, the best thing to do and I do it when I sometimes disagree with people on the this board on a particular subject after a few times, I go to another subject.
