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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I have noticed when I run into triathletes in the pool they are in general not the best swimmers....some of them are not bad......and a few are good at swimming......
But on the whole I have noticed that triathletes have a very, very, competitive edge that is fierce (I prefer a swimmer's competitive edge. We're competitive, but we won't kill each other).....
I recently got someone at work to swim in a USMS open water swim (Coney Island, NY)....She had only swam in triathlon swims before....but one thing she noticed was that when we started the other swimmers were not trying to climb all over you, punch you and fight you to the finish.....people said they were sorry if they bumped into you and if you were colliding with someone they changed course......It was a totally different experience for her.....and yes she swam with a wet-suit.....but that's O.K. with me.
Besides in all of the Open Water swims I have been in if you are in a wet-suit you don't qualify for awards....and one race I have been in had separate categories for wet-suits and non-wet-suits.
I think anyone that joins a masters swim team should be open to learn any new thing they can....new stroke, drill, turn, etc. Any of these things can make you a stronger swimmer, even if you are just going to swim open water events.......I keep trying to explain to people that it's important to do flip turns because it takes strength to do them and it makes you stronger......
Well no sense beating your head against a wall.....
Those who chose to learn will.....
-Keep on Swimming ;)
I have noticed when I run into triathletes in the pool they are in general not the best swimmers....some of them are not bad......and a few are good at swimming......
But on the whole I have noticed that triathletes have a very, very, competitive edge that is fierce (I prefer a swimmer's competitive edge. We're competitive, but we won't kill each other).....
I recently got someone at work to swim in a USMS open water swim (Coney Island, NY)....She had only swam in triathlon swims before....but one thing she noticed was that when we started the other swimmers were not trying to climb all over you, punch you and fight you to the finish.....people said they were sorry if they bumped into you and if you were colliding with someone they changed course......It was a totally different experience for her.....and yes she swam with a wet-suit.....but that's O.K. with me.
Besides in all of the Open Water swims I have been in if you are in a wet-suit you don't qualify for awards....and one race I have been in had separate categories for wet-suits and non-wet-suits.
I think anyone that joins a masters swim team should be open to learn any new thing they can....new stroke, drill, turn, etc. Any of these things can make you a stronger swimmer, even if you are just going to swim open water events.......I keep trying to explain to people that it's important to do flip turns because it takes strength to do them and it makes you stronger......
Well no sense beating your head against a wall.....
Those who chose to learn will.....
-Keep on Swimming ;)
