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.
Back to question originale... I wonder how large a role self-consciousness over one's appearance plays with both genders' decisions to swim. I have recruited several former swimmers back to the pool, but there are a few (in my case, all were female) who were very self-conscious about how they looked in a bathing suit and would not get back in the water.
Funny, though, how these same ladies would complain about how chunky they were getting, and next thing you know, I hear them talk about how they were at the beach in their brand new 2-piece. Maybe it's just me... but that's neither here nor there...
So what I am suggesting is that perhaps more women cave to the socially acceptable thought that a woman needs to look like those perfect hollywood starlets, and its ok for men to have some flab. And since most of us adults have some flab, perhaps thats why more men than women.
Back to question originale... I wonder how large a role self-consciousness over one's appearance plays with both genders' decisions to swim. I have recruited several former swimmers back to the pool, but there are a few (in my case, all were female) who were very self-conscious about how they looked in a bathing suit and would not get back in the water.
Funny, though, how these same ladies would complain about how chunky they were getting, and next thing you know, I hear them talk about how they were at the beach in their brand new 2-piece. Maybe it's just me... but that's neither here nor there...
So what I am suggesting is that perhaps more women cave to the socially acceptable thought that a woman needs to look like those perfect hollywood starlets, and its ok for men to have some flab. And since most of us adults have some flab, perhaps thats why more men than women.
