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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Originally posted by geochuck
I had a swim this morning, when I got home I had a ride on my neighbours electric wheel chair, she had trouble steering it, I repaired and tightened a bolt that was loose, then ran into the house and poured a coffee (nourishment). That was my tri event this morning.
All kidding aside it is pride in what we do. In 1956 the Canadian heavy weight 8 rowing team won the gold medal. I knew the members of the team. They were great rowers, one had been a swimmer before but he could not make it in swimming that year, only two male swimmers went for Canada. If he had only been a swimmer he would not have gone.
Most of the master swimmers on this forum could not swim 5 min for a 400m and many would be happy if they could do a 400 in 7 min. A lot of us just love to talk. Even one of them had me swimming 400m in 4 minutes in 1956 when I could only do 4:50.
Somewhere here inthe midwest, I've been told that there is a triathalon where instead of doing the bicycle you row. rowinf crew & swimming are very compatible. I row almost every day. I really enjoy it. Most of the time I use a machie but the few times I actually get a skull out on the water is great!
Originally posted by geochuck
I had a swim this morning, when I got home I had a ride on my neighbours electric wheel chair, she had trouble steering it, I repaired and tightened a bolt that was loose, then ran into the house and poured a coffee (nourishment). That was my tri event this morning.
All kidding aside it is pride in what we do. In 1956 the Canadian heavy weight 8 rowing team won the gold medal. I knew the members of the team. They were great rowers, one had been a swimmer before but he could not make it in swimming that year, only two male swimmers went for Canada. If he had only been a swimmer he would not have gone.
Most of the master swimmers on this forum could not swim 5 min for a 400m and many would be happy if they could do a 400 in 7 min. A lot of us just love to talk. Even one of them had me swimming 400m in 4 minutes in 1956 when I could only do 4:50.
Somewhere here inthe midwest, I've been told that there is a triathalon where instead of doing the bicycle you row. rowinf crew & swimming are very compatible. I row almost every day. I really enjoy it. Most of the time I use a machie but the few times I actually get a skull out on the water is great!
