At the risk of sounding like a shameless self-promoter, which I suppose I am, there is an article in the Winter 2004 edition of Men's Health--Best Life magazine (the guy from CSI is on the cover) that I wrote about masters swimming. It's set at the Rutgers meet last summer and profiles a couple guys in my age group along with Bill Volckening, the editor of Swim and a super nice guy.
If you have any friends who are sitting on the fence about possibly returning to the water, the people I profiled might help inspire them to check out our sport's considerable benefits.
Best Life is a trial magazine of sorts that Rodale (publisher of Men's Health, Runners World, etc.) is currently selling only on the newsstand, four times a year, but is considering "launching" as a monthly. It goes against the current grain of men's magazines a la Maxim and its ilk, concentrating less on babes and beer than thoughtful analysis of subjects of interest to a somewhat older more reflective audience (40ish+) as opposed to youth oriented (18-34) demographics. I would sincerely appreciate anyone who has a bit of spare change grabbing a copy on the newstand near you!
For what it's worth, I do think you might enjoy my article--and lots of the other pieces in this issue. Thanks.
Thanks, Jack. I wanted to correct an error I made in an earlier post. Bill Volckening is not the editor of SWIM, but I think he is the USMS editor --or something along these lines. Phil Whitten is the Editor-in-Chief and arguably the most knowledgable writer in the world on competitive swimming. In my article, I mention a study Phil did while at Harvard on masters swimming and the aging process.
Speaking about overcoming adversity, check out Phil's editor's note in one of the recent SWIM magazines. Very moving and inspirational.
Thanks, Jack. I wanted to correct an error I made in an earlier post. Bill Volckening is not the editor of SWIM, but I think he is the USMS editor --or something along these lines. Phil Whitten is the Editor-in-Chief and arguably the most knowledgable writer in the world on competitive swimming. In my article, I mention a study Phil did while at Harvard on masters swimming and the aging process.
Speaking about overcoming adversity, check out Phil's editor's note in one of the recent SWIM magazines. Very moving and inspirational.
