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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Former Member
So they only swim freestyle and don't want to swim breaststroke, backstroke or fly. I am with them I refuse to swim breaststroke and backstroke, I don't mind a little fly. They read a book and think they are swimmers but I have yet to meet a tri-person who does not listen when I work on their strokes.
I went to the local masters club and the workouts comprised entirely of stuff that I did not want to do, Breaststroke, breaststroke drills backstroke, backstroke drills, buterfly drills freestyle drills no actual freesyle. Warm ups were breaststroke drills. The coach at the club was a Canadian breaststroke champion, needless to say I will not go back to swim with the Masters club.
I did forget to tell you that I just moved to this new town.
My next step is to go to the city hall and try to rent the pool for 3 hrs a week and set up pool time to teach freestyle swimming to Master swimmers and Triathletes who want to be able to swim freestyle.
So they only swim freestyle and don't want to swim breaststroke, backstroke or fly. I am with them I refuse to swim breaststroke and backstroke, I don't mind a little fly. They read a book and think they are swimmers but I have yet to meet a tri-person who does not listen when I work on their strokes.
I went to the local masters club and the workouts comprised entirely of stuff that I did not want to do, Breaststroke, breaststroke drills backstroke, backstroke drills, buterfly drills freestyle drills no actual freesyle. Warm ups were breaststroke drills. The coach at the club was a Canadian breaststroke champion, needless to say I will not go back to swim with the Masters club.
I did forget to tell you that I just moved to this new town.
My next step is to go to the city hall and try to rent the pool for 3 hrs a week and set up pool time to teach freestyle swimming to Master swimmers and Triathletes who want to be able to swim freestyle.
