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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.... As to magazines, that's a strange comment. It's about advertising. I can take a non swimmer and they are good to go for $40. $40 won't even buy you a pedal or a half pair of decent running shoes....
that may be true for initial equipment, but i believe swimming is a rich persons sport. everywhere i've lived so far i was not able to get regular (annual) access to a decent pool for less than $60/mo. if i wanted to swim in coached sessions then my monthly cost immediately doubles.
once you get past the equipment purchase (a years swimming fees should take care of that nicely) for running and biking all you have to do is step outside your front door and you are ready to go (in most cases anyway).
if you consider the environmental impact of all the chemicals and energy used to maintain pools (especially in heating the water and environmentally controlling indoor pool areas) then the cost of swimming goes through the roof compared to running and biking.
swimming may look inexpensive at first, but i believe it to be very costly.
.... As to magazines, that's a strange comment. It's about advertising. I can take a non swimmer and they are good to go for $40. $40 won't even buy you a pedal or a half pair of decent running shoes....
that may be true for initial equipment, but i believe swimming is a rich persons sport. everywhere i've lived so far i was not able to get regular (annual) access to a decent pool for less than $60/mo. if i wanted to swim in coached sessions then my monthly cost immediately doubles.
once you get past the equipment purchase (a years swimming fees should take care of that nicely) for running and biking all you have to do is step outside your front door and you are ready to go (in most cases anyway).
if you consider the environmental impact of all the chemicals and energy used to maintain pools (especially in heating the water and environmentally controlling indoor pool areas) then the cost of swimming goes through the roof compared to running and biking.
swimming may look inexpensive at first, but i believe it to be very costly.
