Why are there more men than woman in masters swimming? Everyone says that women's events always end before the men's events (and thus we have to keep that odd/even rule for pools at nationals). Is this still true? The last meet I attended there were 62 heats of women and 65 of men.
Fortress,
Aside from asking the obvious, "why not?" I am curious as to why you think women are underrepresented in competition swimming. Do you think there are quotas that should be imposed?
From my own experience, men have an innate need to compete at almost any level of life, down to racing to get the last parking space at Home Depot. Women are not generally so driven, although a portion of the group is undoubtedly out for blood in any competitive endeavor. Women have the advantage of procreation on an intimate level, "popping out babies" (as you said in an earlier post), whereas men seem to need to continually prove their worth both to themselves and society.
Or maybe it is just a male dominated plot to keep women out of skintight, form fitting suits at meets. Yeah, that's it.
Fortress,
Aside from asking the obvious, "why not?" I am curious as to why you think women are underrepresented in competition swimming. Do you think there are quotas that should be imposed?
From my own experience, men have an innate need to compete at almost any level of life, down to racing to get the last parking space at Home Depot. Women are not generally so driven, although a portion of the group is undoubtedly out for blood in any competitive endeavor. Women have the advantage of procreation on an intimate level, "popping out babies" (as you said in an earlier post), whereas men seem to need to continually prove their worth both to themselves and society.
Or maybe it is just a male dominated plot to keep women out of skintight, form fitting suits at meets. Yeah, that's it.
