I was just curious. I noticed that quite a few posts are from people in the UK, Canada (which is outside the US, technically ;) ), or high school swimmers.
Are people posting here because discussion boards are not available elsewhere? (I haven't looked.) Or is the information quality higher here?
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I'm currently not a USMS member. About 4 months ago, I could barely swim at all. I decided to take some classes offered by a local Masters club, and now I can swim better than I ever have in my life. I think I will eventually join that Masters club, once my work schedule cools off a little, maybe in a month or two.
Just this past Saturday, I went to watch a Masters swim meet for the first time. Previously, I had only attended college swim meets. I was surprised by the wide variety of swimmers at the Masters meet. There were the people that were so fast that it was intimidating. I don't know if I would ever be able to reach that level. But there were also people who were competing just to finish. The biggest crowd applause was for the people in their 70's and 80's when they arrived at the finish. I saw a guy in his 80's who walked with a cane and had to be helped up on the block, but he dove right in and swam a complete race.
I'm currently not a USMS member. About 4 months ago, I could barely swim at all. I decided to take some classes offered by a local Masters club, and now I can swim better than I ever have in my life. I think I will eventually join that Masters club, once my work schedule cools off a little, maybe in a month or two.
Just this past Saturday, I went to watch a Masters swim meet for the first time. Previously, I had only attended college swim meets. I was surprised by the wide variety of swimmers at the Masters meet. There were the people that were so fast that it was intimidating. I don't know if I would ever be able to reach that level. But there were also people who were competing just to finish. The biggest crowd applause was for the people in their 70's and 80's when they arrived at the finish. I saw a guy in his 80's who walked with a cane and had to be helped up on the block, but he dove right in and swam a complete race.
