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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>the san marcos paper did an article about me</title><link>https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/3161/the-san-marcos-paper-did-an-article-about-me</link><description>dear USMS friends, 

Last Monday on a whim I emailed the blurb to my local paper, the San Marcos Daily Record (below is what it said) 

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Story Idea: 
Martindale man ranked #1 in the world for Masters Swimming Event in 2004

FINA.org</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: the san marcos paper did an article about me</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/26712?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2005 10:31:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:bf6a1614-ca52-47ea-a55c-186a2f3aecb6</guid><dc:creator>ande</dc:creator><description>thank you for peeking at the article and for writing 

yesterday I got 3 calls, and 2 more today because a local radio station mentioned it as well.

I don&amp;#39;t have any tattoos,  (maybe it&amp;#39;s my fear of needles)  Well I do have an tiny black dot on my right palm where I accidentally stabbed myself with an ink pen. 

no autographs yet

I occasionally send out notices about my songwriting when something neat happens so I thought I would do the same with this. 

Ande 

Originally posted by hrietz 
It&amp;#39;s always nice to see swimmers especially masters swimmers get press.  I also thought that it was a tattoo of either a chain or a vine...  

Originally posted by newmastersswimmer  
 Congrats on the article!.....it was very well written.....you are now a local celebrity in San Marcos....now you may have to stop and give autographs when you go shopping at the local Wal Mart. I saw the piece of plant there between your neck and shoulder and thought it might be a tatoo of some kind.....you know....being a songwriter and artist....maybe that would give you the inclination to get a tatoo....who knows?? ...I thought it was a strange location for a tatoo though??&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: the san marcos paper did an article about me</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/26692?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2005 10:27:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:71e00daf-5174-4823-9feb-4f52ac2b5440</guid><dc:creator>tjrpatt</dc:creator><description>Ande,
Now, you will have the San Macros paparazzi following you around!!!!&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: the san marcos paper did an article about me</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/26677?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2005 10:05:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7ea950bb-3f6f-4f15-a0f8-a8459f5c6ea2</guid><dc:creator>hrietz</dc:creator><description>Originally posted by newmastersswimmer 
Congrats on the article!....I saw the piece of plant there between your neck and shoulder and thought it might be a tatoo of some kind


newmastersswimmer  

It&amp;#39;s always nice to see swimmers especially masters swimmers get press.  I also thought that it was a tattoo of either a chain or a vine...&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: the san marcos paper did an article about me</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/26605?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 15:22:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:6ed3851d-d2ad-4aef-84ee-46f0f047d35e</guid><dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator><description>Congrats on the article!.....it was very well written.....you are now a local celebrity in San Marcos....now you may have to stop and give autographs when you go shopping at the local Wal Mart.  I saw the piece of plant there between your neck and shoulder and thought it might be a tatoo of some kind.....you know....being a songwriter and artist....maybe that would give you the inclination to get a tatoo....who knows?? ...I thought it was a strange location for a tatoo though??


newmastersswimmer&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: the san marcos paper did an article about me</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/26581?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 11:03:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:084e4fa2-1d17-4d65-8065-d3e31ca0c948</guid><dc:creator>tjrpatt</dc:creator><description>That is cool that they did an article on you. I thought about sending a quote to my local paper about being a nationally ranked masters swimmer but I think that I will pass on it for now.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: the san marcos paper did an article about me</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/26496?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 08:48:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:2e5afa61-22ab-44e3-b843-08e8ffe5138d</guid><dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator><description>Judging by the photo in the story, open water swimming must be your next challenge Ande-  perhaps swimming the USMS series of open water champs, but doing them as IM...yes, there&amp;#39;s a worthy challenge for you...&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: the san marcos paper did an article about me</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/26567?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 06:15:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:affdc270-4d72-4d93-97c2-120e407cfa4e</guid><dc:creator>ande</dc:creator><description>Thanks, I haven&amp;#39;t done an open water swim since boy scouts. 
In the photo I&amp;#39;m swimming upstream in the San Marcos River which swiftly runs through sewell park.  It&amp;#39;s about a quarter mile from the San Marcos springs that flows with clear 68 degree water.  I mainly swim in pools, though sewell is an awesome place to swim. 

Did you notice the piece of plant between my neck and shoulder?  

Ande 

Originally posted by Peter Cruise 
Judging by the photo in the story, open water swimming must be your next challenge Ande-  perhaps swimming the USMS series of open water champs, but doing them as IM...yes, there&amp;#39;s a worthy challenge for you...&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>