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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OK, so I was thinking seriously about joining our local masters swim group, came to this forum to find out some info., saw this thread, read it and am now thinking I don't want to belong to a group who doesn't want me there for any reason other than the collection of my membership dues. I'm sure if you came to our local tri club and expressed an interest in doing a triathlon, you would get an overwhelming response of support from other club members. Everywhere I seem to go - the local running club, local group rides of cyclists- the response is the same. I always identify myself as a triathlete and always seem to get the cold shoulder. I have never made any waves about it and don't intend to. But, I also won't join and support any groups who really don't want me there, no matter how unfounded their opinions are. Thanks for shedding some light!
Oh, don't take these comments that way. Some comments are knuckleheaded, but mostly in jest. Pure runners, road cyclists, and masters swimmers all have their idiosyncratic way of doing things. If you express a genuine interest in trying to learn & understand those ways, you'll be welcomed and appreciated. It's like travelling to another country and showing some willingness to try the local language, even if you butcher it. The effort is appreciated. It can be frustrating when the occasional triathlete comes in and disregards the "rules of the road", since these rules are there for practical reasons.
OK, so I was thinking seriously about joining our local masters swim group, came to this forum to find out some info., saw this thread, read it and am now thinking I don't want to belong to a group who doesn't want me there for any reason other than the collection of my membership dues. I'm sure if you came to our local tri club and expressed an interest in doing a triathlon, you would get an overwhelming response of support from other club members. Everywhere I seem to go - the local running club, local group rides of cyclists- the response is the same. I always identify myself as a triathlete and always seem to get the cold shoulder. I have never made any waves about it and don't intend to. But, I also won't join and support any groups who really don't want me there, no matter how unfounded their opinions are. Thanks for shedding some light!
Oh, don't take these comments that way. Some comments are knuckleheaded, but mostly in jest. Pure runners, road cyclists, and masters swimmers all have their idiosyncratic way of doing things. If you express a genuine interest in trying to learn & understand those ways, you'll be welcomed and appreciated. It's like travelling to another country and showing some willingness to try the local language, even if you butcher it. The effort is appreciated. It can be frustrating when the occasional triathlete comes in and disregards the "rules of the road", since these rules are there for practical reasons.
