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Gosh, not many things shock me anymore, but posting that a young, impressionable swimmer in NOT WELCOME to post here…SHOCKS ME! Wow, step away here and look at what you have written…..If we, as US Masters Swimmers cannot welcome and tolerate the postings of our youth…who in all reality are the future of US Masters Swimming…. and….at the same time lead them, guide them, teach them, instruct them, motivate them and welcome them, then what have we become? Our children are the future of our sport and they are a blessing. Here is a kid that is proud of getting his drivers license and he finds time to post on OUR forum; as opposed to hanging around in some mall or getting into goodness knows what. Here is a kid that has set goals for his swimming and is proud to share these goals with us and we post that he is not welcome here due to his age. Shame on us if we cannot openly welcome this young swimmer onto our web page. Shame on us if we cannot find time to help guide him, motivate him, teach him, instruct him and more then anything else…listen to him. Hey kid, anytime you want to talk swimming or want my 53 year old guys ten cents worth of advice on any subject, simply write me an e-mail, I am ALWAYS willing and HONORED to take my time and share anything I know with a kid that wants to learn. As to your swimming, you’re on the right track by setting goals for yourself. Keep focused on the long haul and always remember that what you put into the water today, will be akin to putting money in the bank for tomorrow. The deposit you put in the pool each day at practice is the check you get to cash in a meet in the future….GO for it kid…and give it your all!

Gosh, not many things shock me anymore, but posting that a young, impressionable swimmer in NOT WELCOME to post here…SHOCKS ME! Wow, step away here and look at what you have written…..If we, as US Masters Swimmers cannot welcome and tolerate the postings of our youth…who in all reality are the future of US Masters Swimming…. and….at the same time lead them, guide them, teach them, instruct them, motivate them and welcome them, then what have we become? Our children are the future of our sport and they are a blessing. Here is a kid that is proud of getting his drivers license and he finds time to post on OUR forum; as opposed to hanging around in some mall or getting into goodness knows what. Here is a kid that has set goals for his swimming and is proud to share these goals with us and we post that he is not welcome here due to his age. Shame on us if we cannot openly welcome this young swimmer onto our web page. Shame on us if we cannot find time to help guide him, motivate him, teach him, instruct him and more then anything else…listen to him. Hey kid, anytime you want to talk swimming or want my 53 year old guys ten cents worth of advice on any subject, simply write me an e-mail, I am ALWAYS willing and HONORED to take my time and share anything I know with a kid that wants to learn. As to your swimming, you’re on the right track by setting goals for yourself. Keep focused on the long haul and always remember that what you put into the water today, will be akin to putting money in the bank for tomorrow. The deposit you put in the pool each day at practice is the check you get to cash in a meet in the future….GO for it kid…and give it your all!