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)
7. opening ceremonies
Peter, are you bitter they didn't play O' Canada at Stanford this year? :wiggle:
1. # years of masters swimming
8
2. age started masters swimming
18 - back when 18 wasn't masters competition appropriate yet... am i bitter the 18 year olds can compete now? yes. :frustrated:
3. # years of age group experience, if applicable
well, none. swam lots of summers on a summer league teams and 2 high school seasons, but no USS/USAS
4. age started age group swimming, if applicable
summer league - 6 or 7; HS, 16
5. best masters event
400 LCM free, cause i got 10th at worlds and I was so FRICKIN excited to have earned a medal!
6. favorite masters event
400/500 free
7. most hated masters event
400 IM
7. opening ceremonies
Peter, are you bitter they didn't play O' Canada at Stanford this year? :wiggle:
1. # years of masters swimming
8
2. age started masters swimming
18 - back when 18 wasn't masters competition appropriate yet... am i bitter the 18 year olds can compete now? yes. :frustrated:
3. # years of age group experience, if applicable
well, none. swam lots of summers on a summer league teams and 2 high school seasons, but no USS/USAS
4. age started age group swimming, if applicable
summer league - 6 or 7; HS, 16
5. best masters event
400 LCM free, cause i got 10th at worlds and I was so FRICKIN excited to have earned a medal!
6. favorite masters event
400/500 free
7. most hated masters event
400 IM
