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Why more men?

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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.
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  • Fertility issues aren't unique to women who work.... Now, I did NOT say this either. I know many women who don't work and are in their 30s who are in this position as well. You seem intent on misquoting me. I certainly was NOT espousing the seemingly pervasive division of career versus family either (although I have heard it asserted on many occasions). I was speculating that perhaps there were not as many women competing in swimming in the 30-40 age groups because they were having children. Not that anyone cares, but that is certainly why I didn't compete. That and having to WORK at my PROFESSION. So as a working, swimming mother, I shouldn't be offending you all that much. You just like to pick on people or catch them being less than careful with their choice of words. Perhaps I was guilty of that, but not the other things you've accused me of. Oh yeah, your wife sounds amazing. I love to hear about women like that.
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  • Fertility issues aren't unique to women who work.... Now, I did NOT say this either. I know many women who don't work and are in their 30s who are in this position as well. You seem intent on misquoting me. I certainly was NOT espousing the seemingly pervasive division of career versus family either (although I have heard it asserted on many occasions). I was speculating that perhaps there were not as many women competing in swimming in the 30-40 age groups because they were having children. Not that anyone cares, but that is certainly why I didn't compete. That and having to WORK at my PROFESSION. So as a working, swimming mother, I shouldn't be offending you all that much. You just like to pick on people or catch them being less than careful with their choice of words. Perhaps I was guilty of that, but not the other things you've accused me of. Oh yeah, your wife sounds amazing. I love to hear about women like that.
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