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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It would be interesting to map the winners of triathlons and see how they did on the swim leg.
I am not a triathlete but have seen a few races on tv. If I remember correctly, there was never an overall winner in the races I saw who also won the swim leg. They did however, put in a respectfull performance. Probably the really bad swimmers eventually find their way to duathlons.
Off-hand, I can only recall how our local performed in Sydney. He was in 28th place out of 52, I think, after the swim, but got the gold anyway. I'm not sure whether placing in the bottom half of the swim would be considered "respectful" but if you can really run, I guess it doesn't matter.
en.wikipedia.org/.../Triathlon_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics
It would be interesting to map the winners of triathlons and see how they did on the swim leg.
I am not a triathlete but have seen a few races on tv. If I remember correctly, there was never an overall winner in the races I saw who also won the swim leg. They did however, put in a respectfull performance. Probably the really bad swimmers eventually find their way to duathlons.
Off-hand, I can only recall how our local performed in Sydney. He was in 28th place out of 52, I think, after the swim, but got the gold anyway. I'm not sure whether placing in the bottom half of the swim would be considered "respectful" but if you can really run, I guess it doesn't matter.
en.wikipedia.org/.../Triathlon_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics
