People have tried to make it clear to you, Ion, that you will not be recognized by USMS or SWIM magazine unless you swim a lot faster. They have also tried to point out, in a nutshell, that your attitude comes across as sour grapes.
I am going to postulate that you would like to be recognized for overcoming whatever it is you have overcome. SWIM magazine doesn't have the space to do it. And they certainly don't have the manpower (interviewers and photographers) to cover every story there is to tell, especially in regard to overcoming adversity.
So, here it is. I wish everyone would take the chance to tell their stories. Think of it as a SWIM web page for sharing of personal histories.
I know Tom Ellison has an amazing story that I wish he would put here. I know of many other swimmers who have overcome tremendous adversity. I hope this thread will become an inspiration to us all, and that we will all realize, as I have lately, that: looking at the past can be painful, so don't (as long as you don't repeat it!), who knows what the future holds, so quit worrying about it, and be happy in the present because it's the only thing you really have control over.
Zoomer,
(a calm question- not at all sarcastic, truly) I don't know how you came up with the idea that this thread was to inflame Ion? It was taking a constantly negative "thing" and putting a positive spin on it. Ion's posts did inspire it. I have better things to do than try to inflame Ion, besides I've decided I'm discontent and need some challenges, inflaming Ion isn't a challenge (from what I've seen). Now, keeping me from becoming inflamed, that's another story!
I am really hoping to hear what goes on in the lives of other Master's swimmers. There is such huge diversity out there! On our own team we have Olympians and 50 year olds learning to swim; millionaires and USS coaches barely making a living, we have teachers, cops, judges, doctors, nurses, etc... and everyone is truly fascinating. I think that's one cool thing about Masters- everybody is old enough to have had an interesting life, or at least interesting experiences.
Again, let me reiterate my intent was not to inflame Ion. I'm sorry that that was your interpretation. Going to Nationals?
Zoomer,
(a calm question- not at all sarcastic, truly) I don't know how you came up with the idea that this thread was to inflame Ion? It was taking a constantly negative "thing" and putting a positive spin on it. Ion's posts did inspire it. I have better things to do than try to inflame Ion, besides I've decided I'm discontent and need some challenges, inflaming Ion isn't a challenge (from what I've seen). Now, keeping me from becoming inflamed, that's another story!
I am really hoping to hear what goes on in the lives of other Master's swimmers. There is such huge diversity out there! On our own team we have Olympians and 50 year olds learning to swim; millionaires and USS coaches barely making a living, we have teachers, cops, judges, doctors, nurses, etc... and everyone is truly fascinating. I think that's one cool thing about Masters- everybody is old enough to have had an interesting life, or at least interesting experiences.
Again, let me reiterate my intent was not to inflame Ion. I'm sorry that that was your interpretation. Going to Nationals?
