May/June cover of USMS Swimmer

Originally posted by Portland Girl There has been a lot of fun poked at fitness swimmers and I got the impression that you'all think fitness swimmers are just not good enough to be included in your ranks, why else would you have such a hostile reaction over a cover dedicated to swimmers who are not included in your ranks of achievement. The point is that the individuals pictured on the cover, who may or may not be swimmers (fitness or otherwise), are not swimming. We have been poking fun at noodles and the noodlists who use them. I don't believe anyone has been critical of fitness swimmers. Look, if I subscribe to a sailing magazine, I don't want to see a row boat on the cover. Not that I have anything against row boats--they just don't belong there.

Originally posted by Portland Girl There has been a lot of fun poked at fitness swimmers and I got the impression that you'all think fitness swimmers are just not good enough to be included in your ranks, why else would you have such a hostile reaction over a cover dedicated to swimmers who are not included in your ranks of achievement. The point is that the individuals pictured on the cover, who may or may not be swimmers (fitness or otherwise), are not swimming. We have been poking fun at noodles and the noodlists who use them. I don't believe anyone has been critical of fitness swimmers. Look, if I subscribe to a sailing magazine, I don't want to see a row boat on the cover. Not that I have anything against row boats--they just don't belong there.