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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When triathletes sneer at real swimmers -- and they do -- I find it vaguely offensive. Mutual respect would be preferable.
That's funny. Back when I decided to start swimming to lose some weight, I was going to a community lake to swim laps in the swim area. There was a group there on a regular basis with full body suits, fancy goggles and funny looking snorkles. And of course, there I was overweight, wearing red board shorts and an old pair of goggles (goofy green ones!). Needless to say they weren't very friendly towards me. After about a month of getting the cold shoulder I joined a masters team.
As for the tri's on our master's team...I suppose they are there, but they don't swim in my lane.
Kevin
When triathletes sneer at real swimmers -- and they do -- I find it vaguely offensive. Mutual respect would be preferable.
That's funny. Back when I decided to start swimming to lose some weight, I was going to a community lake to swim laps in the swim area. There was a group there on a regular basis with full body suits, fancy goggles and funny looking snorkles. And of course, there I was overweight, wearing red board shorts and an old pair of goggles (goofy green ones!). Needless to say they weren't very friendly towards me. After about a month of getting the cold shoulder I joined a masters team.
As for the tri's on our master's team...I suppose they are there, but they don't swim in my lane.
Kevin
