lainey,
i'm probably just out of the loop (i'm assuming you've probably already answered this somewhere along the line), but what is it about competing that keeps you so adamantly away from it? not that there's anything wrong with that- there's only about 3 people on the team i train with (out of over 30) that ever do meets, so i'm used to swimmers who do it for love of the sport/fitness/etc. i'm just curious, what is keeping you away from it?
but i think tall paul has a good idea- go to a meet, just for observation, and see the friendships that have been forged through USMS. on the team i compete with (different than the group i train with), there are multiple examples of people who have met their significant others because of USMS (myself included!) yes, competition is a big part of it for the 20% of us who compete, but that's not all there is to it. unfortunately, the swimmers who don't compete don't really ever get to see the other side, the social/friendship side.
lainey,
i'm probably just out of the loop (i'm assuming you've probably already answered this somewhere along the line), but what is it about competing that keeps you so adamantly away from it? not that there's anything wrong with that- there's only about 3 people on the team i train with (out of over 30) that ever do meets, so i'm used to swimmers who do it for love of the sport/fitness/etc. i'm just curious, what is keeping you away from it?
but i think tall paul has a good idea- go to a meet, just for observation, and see the friendships that have been forged through USMS. on the team i compete with (different than the group i train with), there are multiple examples of people who have met their significant others because of USMS (myself included!) yes, competition is a big part of it for the 20% of us who compete, but that's not all there is to it. unfortunately, the swimmers who don't compete don't really ever get to see the other side, the social/friendship side.
