Hi Everyone,
I'm writing an article about swimmers and career success, and I'm wondering what you all have to say on the topic.
Do you think swimmers achieve greater career success than other types of athletes?
If so, why?
I'm going to run a poll, but I also welcome responses here in this forum or privately.
Thanks in advance for your responses,
Bill
Swimmer Bill -
This is a great question, and something of a talking point when I speak to college age "kids" about masters swimming. Goes something like this:
There are at least a few studies floating around the communications or marketing committee that cover the socio-economic status of swimmers being notably higher than the national average. I couple this with Mom's mantra drilled into all of us (who you hang out with is a reflection of you) to convince young adults swimming is not only good for them, but it puts them around people who are doing it right - and it may even be a smart networking move! I know at my pool, there is occassional proffessional trading... you gotta be there to be there.
As for if swimming is better than other activities, I really don't think so. But I do think that not only do successful people excersize for health and stress relief, I think excersize brings a level of disipline that is not achievable through other means - making someone even more successful on a variety of levels.
Swimmer Bill -
This is a great question, and something of a talking point when I speak to college age "kids" about masters swimming. Goes something like this:
There are at least a few studies floating around the communications or marketing committee that cover the socio-economic status of swimmers being notably higher than the national average. I couple this with Mom's mantra drilled into all of us (who you hang out with is a reflection of you) to convince young adults swimming is not only good for them, but it puts them around people who are doing it right - and it may even be a smart networking move! I know at my pool, there is occassional proffessional trading... you gotta be there to be there.
As for if swimming is better than other activities, I really don't think so. But I do think that not only do successful people excersize for health and stress relief, I think excersize brings a level of disipline that is not achievable through other means - making someone even more successful on a variety of levels.
