IThe forums have been a bit drab since our friend was kicked off. We need to spice things up. Here are some possible topics:
What should US swimming do more to promote the sport?
Should the qualifying times for nationals (masters) be lowered to make the meet smaller and more conducive to fast swimming?
400 IM - the true measure of swimming ability?
Has Bush exaggerated the threat of terrorism so that he can push his social agenda in the name of national security?
My answers: Yes, Yes, Yes, and Yes
Former Member
Ok, so who really knows if Ion was booted?
And, for the record, saying she's like an old dog is hysterically funny, and I'm sure Ion can laugh inward. As for censorship--aren't we all adults here? We have the choice to not read or participate in certain discussions...it's taking that choice away that's problematic.
And, it would be great to see more swimming events on ESPN--and I agree, it would certainly be more entertaining than poker (gag!).
As for that IM--wow--today I did one 25 of the fly, and about drown. Who are you superfreaks that swim fly? Are you eating something secret? For Pete's sake, I'm in good shape, and can hang tough...but the butterfly? now that requires superhuman skills...mad skills ;)
Go Swim!
Jerrycat
I've been trying to parse aquageek's sentence - he enjoys your what greatly? But I think I have it figured out. He *meant* to say:
"If they do, I'm fully supportive of his prohibition, although I *did* enjoy yours greatly."
And I don't think lefty should be flattered. ;)
Was Ion kicked off, or has he decided not to post on this forum any more ?
This is a quiet time of year, we seem to have a lot of new posters who are new to swimming and are looking for very basic advice.
We do have the Olympics next year. There should be some interesting stuff then.
Boring, we could always talk about TI again !!!
I want to make it clear... I never read a post where he actually demanded a public apology, but it was a reoccuring theme in his posts during the last thread he participated in. Wanting an a public apology was the impression I got from reading between the lines. (Being a psychologist I'm pretty good at hearing the unspoken meaning. I have been wrong before and I will be wrong again, however.)
I’ve always thought of the 400 IM as the King of Swimming but your right the 200 IM does require the blend of both speed and endurance while obviously requiring proficiency in all 4 strokes.
I wouldn’t call myself an IMer either although I do enjoy the 100 IM. The 200 fly still gets my vote for most physically and mentally tough event. My goal is to do a 200 fly in competition. I don’t really care about the time because I know there will never be a second one.
An apology?
After reading lots of Ion's posts, I get the vague impression, reading between the lines, and thinking about it a lot, that he wants us to say that he is the greatest swimmer since Johnny Weismuller.
I could be mistaken, however . . .:confused:
