Is there really a division between masters swimmers? i.e. one camp allied to a more low key fitness oriented approach with low membership growth vs. a meet oriented competitive (elite) camp?
This sounds ridiculous to me. I don't think I've ever run into anyone that acknowledged this debate on a pool deck.
What spawns this rift in Masters swimming? Is this an old guard vs. younger member phenonmenon?
Are there different motivations that exist that create this conflict in terms of the future of USMS? Why can't both coexist?
I say we poll some people out there and find out what they support.
John Smith
Beware the power of the Smiths, whether Good, Evil, Bad, or just plain Ugly . . .
On Monday, despite not feeling particularly elite, I checked the elite/growth box. After all, I have competed in a whopping 2 meets now, and USMS seems like a nice, well-run organization which deserves to grow. At Tuesday practice, I had to share my lane for the first time in 6 months. Same thing today, with a different lane mate.
Curse you, Smiths all. I don't know how your powers managed to reach all the way out here to sunny Oregon, but if I change my vote, can I have my lane back?
Beware the power of the Smiths, whether Good, Evil, Bad, or just plain Ugly . . .
On Monday, despite not feeling particularly elite, I checked the elite/growth box. After all, I have competed in a whopping 2 meets now, and USMS seems like a nice, well-run organization which deserves to grow. At Tuesday practice, I had to share my lane for the first time in 6 months. Same thing today, with a different lane mate.
Curse you, Smiths all. I don't know how your powers managed to reach all the way out here to sunny Oregon, but if I change my vote, can I have my lane back?
