May/June cover of USMS Swimmer

Originally posted by aquageek Now here we go, those of us who think water aerobics shouldn't be on the cover of a swimming magazine aren't being respectful or tolerant of others. I'd hazard a guess that a minute fraction of USMS members even go to water aerobic classes or use those classes as their sole form of water exercise. It's called USM SWIMMING. Floating with a belt and flippers, no matter how strenuous, is not swimming either for fitness or competition. I wonder if there is a water aerobe association and they put a picture of a swim meet on their cover this month? I hear competition swimming is a good way to supplement floating. Let me ask you something...why are you so worked up about the photo on the USMS Swimmer cover? Does it affect your 100 Free time? Does it prevent you from attending your next meet? Will you now hide your head in shame when somebody points you out as being a USMS member? Is USMS even available on newsstands? I thought it was only distirbuted to USMS members. Having said that, perhaps USMS is looking to boost membership by including the fitness/noodler types in it's magazine. Is that a crime? More memberships means more income and more funds available for USMS activities. Certainly we can all appreciate that.

Originally posted by aquageek Now here we go, those of us who think water aerobics shouldn't be on the cover of a swimming magazine aren't being respectful or tolerant of others. I'd hazard a guess that a minute fraction of USMS members even go to water aerobic classes or use those classes as their sole form of water exercise. It's called USM SWIMMING. Floating with a belt and flippers, no matter how strenuous, is not swimming either for fitness or competition. I wonder if there is a water aerobe association and they put a picture of a swim meet on their cover this month? I hear competition swimming is a good way to supplement floating. Let me ask you something...why are you so worked up about the photo on the USMS Swimmer cover? Does it affect your 100 Free time? Does it prevent you from attending your next meet? Will you now hide your head in shame when somebody points you out as being a USMS member? Is USMS even available on newsstands? I thought it was only distirbuted to USMS members. Having said that, perhaps USMS is looking to boost membership by including the fitness/noodler types in it's magazine. Is that a crime? More memberships means more income and more funds available for USMS activities. Certainly we can all appreciate that.