I imagine that many on this Board are like me in that they swam in intensely competitive programs as youngsters, got burned out and quit swimming, maybe played other sports, and finally came back to swimming at a later stage of your life.
So, if the above description fits you, what sports did you do in the intervening years before you made it back to the pool?
The mention of the term "side out" in another thread reminded me that I played competitive volleyball for 19 years. Before that I also competed in judo, eventually ran a marathon, and finally coached volleyball, wrestling and even little league.
After all of that, and all of the injuries that went with it, I am glad to be back in the pool. :cool:
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y'all know I grew up on the beach so one of my very favorite sports was volleyball... I had a really mean serve. Surfing and biking were also favorite activities. Later, golf (ha ha, the term applies loosely when I play), tennis (dito when I play)..... but then I broke my right arm and ended up without complete flexion or extension and that empacted my games. Two years later I broke both of my arms... had to have them 'rewired' and a year of physical therapy 3Xs a week to get them working again. LOL, the flexion and extension of my left arm closely matches my right arm. Now, jolts like striking a volley ball, golf ball or tennis ball send shock waves up my arm and just 'rattle' all of those wires and screws and pulleys to the point it hurts... so, I decided to get back in the pool and have never regreted a single minute of it. Just wish I could have a longer pull.
y'all know I grew up on the beach so one of my very favorite sports was volleyball... I had a really mean serve. Surfing and biking were also favorite activities. Later, golf (ha ha, the term applies loosely when I play), tennis (dito when I play)..... but then I broke my right arm and ended up without complete flexion or extension and that empacted my games. Two years later I broke both of my arms... had to have them 'rewired' and a year of physical therapy 3Xs a week to get them working again. LOL, the flexion and extension of my left arm closely matches my right arm. Now, jolts like striking a volley ball, golf ball or tennis ball send shock waves up my arm and just 'rattle' all of those wires and screws and pulleys to the point it hurts... so, I decided to get back in the pool and have never regreted a single minute of it. Just wish I could have a longer pull.
