I feel a little like our old friend Ion Beza. He always complains about the age groups that he swam in and how unfair it is. Anyway, I saw the NT's for my age group and in the 100's there were 2 second drops from last year and in the 200's 4 seconds drop. Anyway, it drives home on how medicroe I am and worst in my middle age than my youth. Granted, I can swim butterfly better than last year but the best stroke breaststroke hasn't improved since last summer. Anyone else feel the same way. I know that in your middle years swimming should be more of an exercise and I don't want the shoulder operations or knee prpblems that some master swimmers had.
Originally posted by dorothyrd
I think Illinois Masters has plenty of people to pick for relays, lots and lots of very fast people, so I doubt if I would be needed for that.
Dorothy, people can only pressure you as much as you will let them. If you are truly uncomfortable, then you shouldn't feel obligated to go to Nationals.
Having said that, you must go to Nationals! :D Illinois tends to have more male than female swimmers at Nationals. For mixed relays, you are much more valuable than surplus "fast" male swimmers.
I can't speak for others, but the only "griping" I did was for people who obviously seeded themselves wrong, either way too fast or way too slow for the heat they were in.
You shouldn't worry about competing against the fastest swimmers, you should view it as an opportunity to compete as best you can. There is something liberating about forgetting work for a few days, and just focus on swimming. (And when the meet is over, eating and drinking with teammates. :cool: )
Originally posted by dorothyrd
I think Illinois Masters has plenty of people to pick for relays, lots and lots of very fast people, so I doubt if I would be needed for that.
Dorothy, people can only pressure you as much as you will let them. If you are truly uncomfortable, then you shouldn't feel obligated to go to Nationals.
Having said that, you must go to Nationals! :D Illinois tends to have more male than female swimmers at Nationals. For mixed relays, you are much more valuable than surplus "fast" male swimmers.
I can't speak for others, but the only "griping" I did was for people who obviously seeded themselves wrong, either way too fast or way too slow for the heat they were in.
You shouldn't worry about competing against the fastest swimmers, you should view it as an opportunity to compete as best you can. There is something liberating about forgetting work for a few days, and just focus on swimming. (And when the meet is over, eating and drinking with teammates. :cool: )
