I'm more curious than anything, but:
Is there anyone out there whose ONLY swim meet experience is as a Master's swimmer? Judging from my casual readings of the posts here, it seems most people who compete now (or are about to return) are former age-group swimmers.
Here are two conversation starters related to my question:
1) If you returned to competition after a long layoff, why the interruption?
2) If you've never competed before, what made you decide to start?
Adam
Parents
Former Member
I swam when I was little, but never competively. I was about to start competing when I stopped for personal reasons, mostly school got harder. I took about three years off, and just got back into the pool about 4 months ago after watching the Olympics this summer. They finally reignited that spark that had gone out. The Olympics had always got my mind back on swimming, but the incredible year that the US Swim team had this year really drove home the fact that I missed the pool. I was starting as a fitness swimmer, but then when I found out about Master's I decided to take up where I left off and make the leap into competition. Couldn't tell you exactly why, just wanted to prove to myself mostly that I could do it. Especially through this site, and realizing that other people are just starting out competing later in life, has been really inspirational and helped to jump start me....especially being unattached, knowing that others are doing the same thing helps make those lonely laps more bareable!
~Kyra
I swam when I was little, but never competively. I was about to start competing when I stopped for personal reasons, mostly school got harder. I took about three years off, and just got back into the pool about 4 months ago after watching the Olympics this summer. They finally reignited that spark that had gone out. The Olympics had always got my mind back on swimming, but the incredible year that the US Swim team had this year really drove home the fact that I missed the pool. I was starting as a fitness swimmer, but then when I found out about Master's I decided to take up where I left off and make the leap into competition. Couldn't tell you exactly why, just wanted to prove to myself mostly that I could do it. Especially through this site, and realizing that other people are just starting out competing later in life, has been really inspirational and helped to jump start me....especially being unattached, knowing that others are doing the same thing helps make those lonely laps more bareable!
~Kyra
