Curious what your forum names mean.
As for me, people have told me that I am like a fish because I love the water, so I decided to use that as my forum name.
Would love to hear what everyone else's mean....
Former Member
Originally posted by swimr4life
My name is my goal! I hope I swim until the day I die!....and if I keep swimming, hopefully that day will be YEARS from now! Masters swimming is so inspirational. I want to set records in the 95-99 age group one day!;)
OH YEAH!!! I want to keep on swimming til I die too.
Hmm... Why I chose Sonic Swimmer78... Sonic: not because of the blue hedgehog, but because I am working on a comic about swimming, which is called ironically, "Sonic Team". Sonic is the captain of the Sonic team and swims unbelievably fast.
Swimmer: ...well, that's obvious. I'm a Swimmer like everyone else in USMS.org. I'm also a Masters Swimmer myself.
MASTERS RULE!!
and lastly, 78: 1978, the year I was brought into this world.
Sonic Swimmer78
Wow, I really am impressed to hear more of your story.....I think it is incredible that you went back and smashed the record for that open water swim when you were already an adult with children !...That is totally amazing! I am so glad that you finally were able to live out your childhood dream and experience so much joy from swimming! Congratulations!
newmastersswimmer
Originally posted by msgrupp
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.
I was in Section 512, Row LL, Seat 7. Wow, was that fun!
Originally posted by 2go+h20
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
Thanks for the great history to go with the great moniker. There's a great life lesson in there for anyone who wants to succeed.
Well....I started swimming as a baby. My mother said that at age 2 I jumped off the diving board by myself ....to a instructor of course. I then started competing at age 7. My first swim meet I got First place in Butterfly, Freestyle and Backstroke and Second in Breaststroke. Anyway....I also have always had jobs as a Lifeguard or a swim intructor. Now I am swimming for fitness to lose weight. I joined weight watchers this year too and swimming is my cardio of choice. My name is Jenn and I swim.
Long answer to a short question!:D :cool:
Mine is the mascot of my alma mater, the University of Kansas.
You can read about the legend of the Kansas Jayhawk here:
www.ur.ku.edu/.../traditions.html
Oh, and my car's license plate is: LV2SWIM.
In college our team had sub-teams inside the team. The divers were the Sailfish, im'ers -Man o' war, flyers - Piranha, Barracuda- breaststrokers, sprinters - Volofish, distance - Shark. Each subteam had a color and specific shirt. We would compete inside the team for shirts. To collect all of them was a tough task. We were very protective of our group shirts. I was and am proud to be a shark. Once a shark, always a shark.
