Why more men?

Dennis: It is, I assure you, quite impossible to participate in competitive swimming if you are on bed rest, have persistent morning sickness or have other pregnancy complications. I'll also go out on a limb and say that children may make finding time to participate more difficult. I will second the pregnancy part! Many mornings I'd go to swim team not knowing if I'd be able to keep down my banana. I ended up on anti-nausea medicine just to be able to function. Pregnancy and morning sickness severly hindered my swimming for about 11 months (9 of pregnancy and 2 after) and the bed rest weeks before my due date didn't help. I am one who started swimming at age 5. I competed until 18 and then took a break. I went back at 29 after seeing my sister compete at Nationals (can't let my sister win, can I?!). During that time I was not having a family, though. I just had other interests (ballet, hand bells, new husband, etc). I wish women stuck with swimming more... Alison

Dennis: It is, I assure you, quite impossible to participate in competitive swimming if you are on bed rest, have persistent morning sickness or have other pregnancy complications. I'll also go out on a limb and say that children may make finding time to participate more difficult. I will second the pregnancy part! Many mornings I'd go to swim team not knowing if I'd be able to keep down my banana. I ended up on anti-nausea medicine just to be able to function. Pregnancy and morning sickness severly hindered my swimming for about 11 months (9 of pregnancy and 2 after) and the bed rest weeks before my due date didn't help. I am one who started swimming at age 5. I competed until 18 and then took a break. I went back at 29 after seeing my sister compete at Nationals (can't let my sister win, can I?!). During that time I was not having a family, though. I just had other interests (ballet, hand bells, new husband, etc). I wish women stuck with swimming more... Alison