Yet another random question that I was curious about. Obviously everyone here is either physically fit or well on their way, but do you consider yourself to be an athlete? What do you consider an athlete to be?
Swimmers, you are not giving yourself enough credit. Don't you know people that cannot swim? Haven't you seen in the news were someone drowned and quote "He was a strong swimmer." Come on, how many people in your office could get up at 5 in the morning, swim (and I don't me crawl) 2,000 or 3,000 yards in an hour, and do a combination of freestyle, butterfly, backstroke, and breastroke. Of course we are athletes!
At the next pool party you go to ask an "athete" to swim a few lap fly. I think they would agree we Master Swimmers are athletes!!!!
Swimmers, you are not giving yourself enough credit. Don't you know people that cannot swim? Haven't you seen in the news were someone drowned and quote "He was a strong swimmer." Come on, how many people in your office could get up at 5 in the morning, swim (and I don't me crawl) 2,000 or 3,000 yards in an hour, and do a combination of freestyle, butterfly, backstroke, and breastroke. Of course we are athletes!
At the next pool party you go to ask an "athete" to swim a few lap fly. I think they would agree we Master Swimmers are athletes!!!!
