Are Triathletes worth the dues they pay toward Masters Swimming?
I say we force all Triathletes to spend one day a week in the sprint lane, one day a week doing stroke (i.e. IM) work, and then make them focus on their starts and turns.
This invasion needs to be controlled.... :-)
John Smith
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We have recently added a few triathletes to our Masters team and I have enjoyed their perspective. If they show up for practice, I'm happy to see our program grow.
However, nothing really thrills me as much as smoking a bunch of buffed up tri's at an open water swim. You can always tell the swimmers at an open water event, ratty suits, busted up goggles but first out of the water. The tri's have all the gear, mill about and congregate at the front, then proceed to come in dead last. But, the ones that swim with our masters team have improved greatly and I'm happy for them.
We have recently added a few triathletes to our Masters team and I have enjoyed their perspective. If they show up for practice, I'm happy to see our program grow.
However, nothing really thrills me as much as smoking a bunch of buffed up tri's at an open water swim. You can always tell the swimmers at an open water event, ratty suits, busted up goggles but first out of the water. The tri's have all the gear, mill about and congregate at the front, then proceed to come in dead last. But, the ones that swim with our masters team have improved greatly and I'm happy for them.
