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 was approached by a gentleman from a *shall remain nameless* local club earlier this summer. He, as a pool swimmer of all four strokes, was fed up with being a 1:9 minority in his pool and suffering through too many mid-distance free-only workouts, and was looking to start a new masters superteam. So look out for the NFTA - pronounced Nafta - team (No F'in Triathletes Allowed) at a USMS meet near you.
I was told by a lady from a *shall remain nameless* local club earlier this summer that she was fed up with being a 1:9 minority in the pool and suffering through too many mid-distance or long distance free-only workouts, and was now ditching her tri-dominated team to practice with a USS team.
I'm happy to practice with tris, especially those with an open mind who want to learn to "swim." But no way in hell am I doing all freestyle pace workouts. I know one fellow who insists on doing that 24/7. He's called Mr. Freestyle. It's not a compliment.
This thread makes me glad that I have to work out on my own a lot.
Geek is right. Running gear really adds up.
I was approached by a gentleman from a *shall remain nameless* local club earlier this summer. He, as a pool swimmer of all four strokes, was fed up with being a 1:9 minority in his pool and suffering through too many mid-distance free-only workouts, and was looking to start a new masters superteam. So look out for the NFTA - pronounced Nafta - team (No F'in Triathletes Allowed) at a USMS meet near you.
I was told by a lady from a *shall remain nameless* local club earlier this summer that she was fed up with being a 1:9 minority in the pool and suffering through too many mid-distance or long distance free-only workouts, and was now ditching her tri-dominated team to practice with a USS team.
I'm happy to practice with tris, especially those with an open mind who want to learn to "swim." But no way in hell am I doing all freestyle pace workouts. I know one fellow who insists on doing that 24/7. He's called Mr. Freestyle. It's not a compliment.
This thread makes me glad that I have to work out on my own a lot.
Geek is right. Running gear really adds up.
