Here's a nice writeup on the masters team in Beaufort, SC: www.beaufortgazette.com/.../5955112p-5242196c.html
I imagine Skip Thompson will remember Coach Fetters.
Anyway, I don't see too many write-ups about masters swimming in the paper, or adult sports in general, so this is good to see!
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Originally posted by knelson
But you have no way of knowing what her swimming background is. If she just took up the sport a few years ago 7:45 is probably a pretty decent time.
Okay, but if we assume the time of 7:45 was LCM, then it's still 37% outside the Masters world record. And it says she is their best swimmer. Calculate the time for your own events and age group by adding 37% to the Masters world record and see how slow the times are. Okay, nothing wrong with people doing those times, but if that is the level of performance of their best swimmer, I just can't see that the team's performance justifies his approach.
Originally posted by knelson
But you have no way of knowing what her swimming background is. If she just took up the sport a few years ago 7:45 is probably a pretty decent time.
Okay, but if we assume the time of 7:45 was LCM, then it's still 37% outside the Masters world record. And it says she is their best swimmer. Calculate the time for your own events and age group by adding 37% to the Masters world record and see how slow the times are. Okay, nothing wrong with people doing those times, but if that is the level of performance of their best swimmer, I just can't see that the team's performance justifies his approach.
