I spawn this thread off the "illegal drugs" thread because this is not really a discussion on illegal drugs in masters meet.
To be honest to you guys, the thread really broke my heart. I'm a newbie in masters swimming and I've been working my a** off to improve my strokes and time, so that I can eventually win something in a masters swim meet. I will never ever cheat, it's against my principle.
Well ... if people are cheating in masters meet, then I start to wonder what's the point of working so hard on improving my stroke and time. Swimming is not my career, I love doing it and it's a healthy hobby for me. What's the point of entering a master's swim meet? Isn't it stupid to be so hard headed? Maybe you guys can give me some reasons why I should continue to work hard and having "winning a masters swim meet" as a goal.
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Jim- you are a trouble maker, aren't you? I certainly wasn't thinking of our beloved occasionally cranky Smith brothers, nor anyone else in our little online community. Really! In fact, the only time I've run into that sort of attitude in Masters swimming was at Baltimore LCNats a few years ago, where I tried to introduce myself to a few fellow competitors that were more than a little unfriendly (a distinct minority)- like I said though, not necessarily symptomatic of anything other than obnoxious personality disorder.
And before the Geek suggests it, I didn't say anything to these guys about putrid, watery American beer...
Jim- you are a trouble maker, aren't you? I certainly wasn't thinking of our beloved occasionally cranky Smith brothers, nor anyone else in our little online community. Really! In fact, the only time I've run into that sort of attitude in Masters swimming was at Baltimore LCNats a few years ago, where I tried to introduce myself to a few fellow competitors that were more than a little unfriendly (a distinct minority)- like I said though, not necessarily symptomatic of anything other than obnoxious personality disorder.
And before the Geek suggests it, I didn't say anything to these guys about putrid, watery American beer...
