"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 I was beach guarding in santa barbara a few years back I was the swim director for our local triathalon, which is now a pretty big event..
It was great fun because I was given the responsibility of setting the 1 mile course and when a swimmer sets a mile you know it will be a mile.. many people complained about the distance so much so that the local newspaper picked up a bit of the story and asked me for my take and all I had to say was that "everybody had to swim the same distance and swim the same mile, looking at the times of the better swimmers it was fair to say that it was a real mile, so maybe instead of complaining about their times they should do what all good athletes do and find a way to get ready for next year." Maybe it was a bit harsh, but the local Masters numbers swelled for a few months and the race director was happy there was a little contraversy..hey they were talking about the event and the swim!
Kipp
When I was beach guarding in santa barbara a few years back I was the swim director for our local triathalon, which is now a pretty big event..
It was great fun because I was given the responsibility of setting the 1 mile course and when a swimmer sets a mile you know it will be a mile.. many people complained about the distance so much so that the local newspaper picked up a bit of the story and asked me for my take and all I had to say was that "everybody had to swim the same distance and swim the same mile, looking at the times of the better swimmers it was fair to say that it was a real mile, so maybe instead of complaining about their times they should do what all good athletes do and find a way to get ready for next year." Maybe it was a bit harsh, but the local Masters numbers swelled for a few months and the race director was happy there was a little contraversy..hey they were talking about the event and the swim!
Kipp
