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.
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Originally posted by Conniekat8
Appearance of content is not the same as complacency.
I think you're confusing comfort with complacency.
Good point. My impression is that he doesn't seem to think that anyone else in USMS cares as much about or puts as much effort into their swimming as he does. Judging from the last meet I attended, I would say this is a false assumption on his part.
Originally posted by Conniekat8
Appearance of content is not the same as complacency.
I think you're confusing comfort with complacency.
Good point. My impression is that he doesn't seem to think that anyone else in USMS cares as much about or puts as much effort into their swimming as he does. Judging from the last meet I attended, I would say this is a false assumption on his part.
