As someone who has been recruited to Masters swimming by my spouse who is a Masters swimmer, I was interested to find out what percentage of Masters swimmers have a "significant other" (partner) who is also part of USMS or USA Swimming.
Susan and I were probably one of the first Masters couples. We met at a Masters meet on St Patrick's day, '73. We were married the next year and our ten-week old son Dan attended his first Nationals at Knoxville LC, '75. Neither of our children were very interesting in competition, quitting after a year or two.
We have been involved in a number of firsts:
Charter members of DC Masters, '73
DC Masters Team Championship, Chicago LC, '73
Australia and New Zealand Masters meets, '74
1st two National Masters Synchro, Reading PA '75 and DC '76 (first mixed duet champs)
National YMCA Masters meet, Reading PA, 76
We've lived overseas and in small towns without pools, so we haven't been competing consistently, but lately we have been involved in forming another team:
Twin Rivers YMCA Masters, New Bern, NC
We are excited about being back in the groove, and are looking forward to seeing our friends from the early days.
Susan and I were probably one of the first Masters couples. We met at a Masters meet on St Patrick's day, '73. We were married the next year and our ten-week old son Dan attended his first Nationals at Knoxville LC, '75. Neither of our children were very interesting in competition, quitting after a year or two.
We have been involved in a number of firsts:
Charter members of DC Masters, '73
DC Masters Team Championship, Chicago LC, '73
Australia and New Zealand Masters meets, '74
1st two National Masters Synchro, Reading PA '75 and DC '76 (first mixed duet champs)
National YMCA Masters meet, Reading PA, 76
We've lived overseas and in small towns without pools, so we haven't been competing consistently, but lately we have been involved in forming another team:
Twin Rivers YMCA Masters, New Bern, NC
We are excited about being back in the groove, and are looking forward to seeing our friends from the early days.