"I hate swimmers!"
This was a comment I overheard at a triathlon that I competed in today. There was a group of triathletes discussing thier dislike of those of us that can swim. I just found it a interesting comment and wanted to see what others had to say about it.
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When my then 12 year old (now 18) Son Matt and I swam the Golden Gate Bridge Swim and the Alcatraz Sharkfest Swims together in 1998 we swam both evens in the non-wet suit division. The Golden Gate Bridge Swim is restricted to 250 swimmers due to the treacherous nature of the swim. Only 14 people swam it without wet suits in 1998, Matt & I being two of the 14.
Many triathlon swimmers gravitate to those swims and quite a few asked Matt where his wet suit was. I laughed out loud when my little 12 year old Son from Texas told them, “I’m a swimmer, I don’t need a wet suit, and besides, none of the 19 Texans who swam here with my Dad last year wore wet suits.” Matt went on to win the 10-19 (10 year age grouping on those swims) year old age group, beating most of the triathlon swimmers on the Golden Gate Bridge Swim.
One really nice triathlon swimmer asked Matt if his Dad feeds him live chickens, because he was such an animal. Matt smiled and told him, “Swimmers Rule!” The triathlon swimmers got a kick out of Matt and told him he should be a triathlon athlete. Matt told them he was a distance guy and they should be swimmers…..
Without exception, all of the triathlon athletes I have swam against, have all been stand up people.
When my then 12 year old (now 18) Son Matt and I swam the Golden Gate Bridge Swim and the Alcatraz Sharkfest Swims together in 1998 we swam both evens in the non-wet suit division. The Golden Gate Bridge Swim is restricted to 250 swimmers due to the treacherous nature of the swim. Only 14 people swam it without wet suits in 1998, Matt & I being two of the 14.
Many triathlon swimmers gravitate to those swims and quite a few asked Matt where his wet suit was. I laughed out loud when my little 12 year old Son from Texas told them, “I’m a swimmer, I don’t need a wet suit, and besides, none of the 19 Texans who swam here with my Dad last year wore wet suits.” Matt went on to win the 10-19 (10 year age grouping on those swims) year old age group, beating most of the triathlon swimmers on the Golden Gate Bridge Swim.
One really nice triathlon swimmer asked Matt if his Dad feeds him live chickens, because he was such an animal. Matt smiled and told him, “Swimmers Rule!” The triathlon swimmers got a kick out of Matt and told him he should be a triathlon athlete. Matt told them he was a distance guy and they should be swimmers…..
Without exception, all of the triathlon athletes I have swam against, have all been stand up people.
