A non-scientific survey on masters swimming experience(s). If you would like to participate, please answer the following: :)
1. # years of masters swimming
2. age started masters swimming
3. # years of age group experience, if applicable
4. age started age group swimming, if applicable
5. best masters event
6. favorite masters event
7. most hated masters event
I guess I'll go first:
1. 1 year
2. 44 years old
3. 9 years experience, including some collegiate/abrupt halt due to rotator cuff
4. 11 years old (year round stuff)
5. 50 back
6. 50 fly/100 IM
7. 1500/distance free (I hate it even more than breaststroke)
Parents
Former Member
1. 2-3 years back into swimming now off and on (although most of it has been with USA swmming and not with USMS )
2. 40 ...although I did work out for about 6 months with a USMS team when I was around 36 or 37 as an unregistered swimmer.
3. 8-10 years of age group experience
4. started age group swimming at age 9
5. best masters event - 200 fly
6. fave masters event - 100 fly
7. most hated - 400 IM and anything breastroke
1. 2-3 years back into swimming now off and on (although most of it has been with USA swmming and not with USMS )
2. 40 ...although I did work out for about 6 months with a USMS team when I was around 36 or 37 as an unregistered swimmer.
3. 8-10 years of age group experience
4. started age group swimming at age 9
5. best masters event - 200 fly
6. fave masters event - 100 fly
7. most hated - 400 IM and anything breastroke