competitive swimmers are probably never going to fully understand fitness swimmers. most of us competitive swimmers do, however, understand that you like to swim, just like us. and we respect that. like i said in an earlier post- i swim with a group of primarily fitness swimmers, and i have no problem sharing with pool with that group. in fact, some of my closest friends from the 7 years i've spent in the town i'm in have been the fitness swimmers in my group.
fitness swimmers are probably nevery going to fully understand competitive swimmers. but you guys seem to think we're insane for wanting to compete, and many of you don't seem to respect the fact we want to compete. and that we like to compete.
fitness swimmers want competitive swimmers to respect their decision not to compete. but fitness swimmers also need to respect competitive swimmers decision to compete...
i train daily in a lane with a guy who does not compete, but he understands my drive to compete. and i understand that his drive is to stay in shape. too bad not everyone can have a situation like that...
if everyone just realized that the 2 groups have different goals for swimming, goals that can be meshed successfully together in USMS, we wouldn't have a rift between the two groups.
IMHO of course.
competitive swimmers are probably never going to fully understand fitness swimmers. most of us competitive swimmers do, however, understand that you like to swim, just like us. and we respect that. like i said in an earlier post- i swim with a group of primarily fitness swimmers, and i have no problem sharing with pool with that group. in fact, some of my closest friends from the 7 years i've spent in the town i'm in have been the fitness swimmers in my group.
fitness swimmers are probably nevery going to fully understand competitive swimmers. but you guys seem to think we're insane for wanting to compete, and many of you don't seem to respect the fact we want to compete. and that we like to compete.
fitness swimmers want competitive swimmers to respect their decision not to compete. but fitness swimmers also need to respect competitive swimmers decision to compete...
i train daily in a lane with a guy who does not compete, but he understands my drive to compete. and i understand that his drive is to stay in shape. too bad not everyone can have a situation like that...
if everyone just realized that the 2 groups have different goals for swimming, goals that can be meshed successfully together in USMS, we wouldn't have a rift between the two groups.
IMHO of course.
