What does your forum name mean?

It's hard to express in but a few words what the meaning of my forum name is (it's such a highly complex and technical issue with me)....and so I guess I will have to leave it as a total mystery for now. newmastersswimmer p.s. I can say why I picked my Avatar though....You see, I really do have the head of a giant green fish so it was a natural choice for me.....Anyone else want to also explain thier personal choice of Avatar as well?

I will let y'all know what my second choice for a forum name was (as well as why I didn't select it).....I was going to pick the forum name I use at my family website through MSN groups which is OTEW.....I didn't use it here b/c the meaning behind it reveals an extremely geeky side of me that I was hoping to keep a secret from everyone....BUT what the heck, by now everyone can see me as the geek I really am anyway....(just read any of my prior postings!)....so here goes....OTEW is an acronym for "Olorin The Extremely Wise"....a gag name for "Olorin The Wise"....If you know the origins for this name than you must also have a geeky side....(so what do I care?) newmastersswimmer (AKA OTEW in some circles)

Originally posted by swimshark Thank you for the Lord of the Rings lesson. I think I am one of the few in the US that hasn't either read the books nor seen any of the movies. I've never read any of the Lord books or seen the movies, but having read this thread I feel like I have. My moniker is a name my mother liked to call me...since birth. I guess I lacked the imagination to come up with another one.

Originally posted by 2go+h20 2go+h20 means To Motivate Add Water. I learnt to swim at age 33 at MAsters. Fronted up and thought these guys were so serious, as they wore Speedos. I thought they were only for Olympic Athletes. I could do a form of front crawl, and sidestroke which I soon learnt wasn't a stroke masters did in a workout. The workout language was like learning a foreign language, and the maths invloved in the sets and pace clock stuff was mind boggling! I always wanted to be a 'swimmer' as a child, and now have reached so many goals through swimming. Not just water goals, but have the confidence and focus to set all sorts of goals and achieve them. I now teach/ coach (all ages, stages and abilities, including Special Olympics and Swimmers With A Disability) and enjoy motivating others to achieve fitness as a lifestyle in the sport, to set goals and reach them. So To Motivate Add Water is my motto. Kiwi "2go+h20" is very clever. I love that name and the motto.

I created my user name while I was having elbow problems and doing what the name suggested helped relieve the pain. It's also a reference to a "Dances With Wolves" character. My avatar? Well, I choose to remain anonymous.

lapswimmr. I swim laps for exercise!

I wonder where YOU"LL be at 1pm tomorrow? Not likely in a pool or a meet!!!! Here in Pittsburgh--all the stations are revving (sp?) up for the game on Sunday between Philly and Pittsburgh.

"2go+h20" is very clever. I love that name and the motto. I second that emotion! I also really liked the background story behind "To motivate just add water"...Thanks for sharing it with us Kiwi!....Very inspirational stuff! newmastersswimmer

I've never read any of the Lord books or seen the movies, but having read this thread I feel like I have. And if you think about it, you've saved lots of money and time by not having to pay for the movie rentals nor having to buy any of the books and read them....The Silmarillion (and a few others "other" than the L.O.T.R.) are the ones you would have to actually read to find out about what I have shared here for free ...and some of them are VERY long books!!....You can thank me later! OTEW

Fred and newmasterswimmer, Thank you. Maybe it should be my license plate!! I still pinch myself at what I have accomplished having finally 'reached my childhood dream of becoming a swimmer'., It feels so GREAT!! As a younger person, our family would holiday at this beach, and on New Year's Day (remember, in Kiwiland this is summer!!) a group of swimmers would start from this beach and swim to the other side of the harbour. I ran up to my Dad and said, "I want to be a swimmer , I want to do that". He replied, "good, when you are ready I will row across with you". I then ran back to the beach, pushed our dingy into the water and rowed like a madman to catch up. I rowed with the swimmers, totally inspired. And on cloud nine, brain in complete 'rotor brain', rowed back the 3 mile distance. But as our family was large, it simply wasn't possible to join a team. But that dream never faded. I learnt real swimming with masters at 33 years young. I am still mastering all 4 strokes. (my butterdie is now in the butterfly for 50m, and then turns into butterstruggle... a big improvement!!) But I have conquered /or am conquering, my huge fear of the open water. (That has lots of very funny and great stories.) My times are getting faster each year, even though I am now 50! I relish my records with a grin, my father's is bigger. Once I had built up my endurance, I returned to my home to 'conquer' that swim that first inspired me. My father accompanied me on this 'historic swim' along with my own family; husband and children. I shattered the record and from that day forward I have set many goals, set bigger and more challenging goals. My certificate and photo of the 'cup' are a prime mover to achieve again. To set new goals. To strive and reach these. To challenge myself. I simply love to swim. I love what it has made me be. My love of this sport helps me inspire and motivate other swimmers. Nothing can be more satisfying. It is, as the ad's say, "priceless". But more importantly, nobody, absolutely nobody, can take that away!! Kiwi