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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At least you are passionate, albeit misguided "Grasshopper".
As a newbie to Masters swimming, and this site, I'll be nice. Suffice it to say that at lest a few triathletes come from a swimming background. I love to grab an ankle of a non-swimmer and give em a good yank backwards during the swim-leg. No way to get the heart rate jumping like swallowing a little water at the start of a race!
By the way, when you think you're in shape - step up to multi-sport events. I bet your HR has not seen the numbers it will push in a tri. You are probably a "one dimensional" athlete though, eh??? In a triathlon, whatever advantage you might gain on the swim will quickly evaporate if the only skills you have are waterborne.
S/B/R in tri-shoes before you critique grasshopper.
At least you are passionate, albeit misguided "Grasshopper".
As a newbie to Masters swimming, and this site, I'll be nice. Suffice it to say that at lest a few triathletes come from a swimming background. I love to grab an ankle of a non-swimmer and give em a good yank backwards during the swim-leg. No way to get the heart rate jumping like swallowing a little water at the start of a race!
By the way, when you think you're in shape - step up to multi-sport events. I bet your HR has not seen the numbers it will push in a tri. You are probably a "one dimensional" athlete though, eh??? In a triathlon, whatever advantage you might gain on the swim will quickly evaporate if the only skills you have are waterborne.
S/B/R in tri-shoes before you critique grasshopper.
