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)
1. 19, started in 1988 USMS Nats in Austin
2. 24 or 25 depends which day in may it was
3. 37, still compete in age group meets now and then
4. 6 but it was off and on till I was 12 also took a 8 month break in 1977 when I was 13 / 14
5. 25 fly, otherwise it's a toss up 50 bk, 100 bk, 50 fly, and unfortunately the 200 IM,
6. 25 fly, otherwise it's a toss up 50 bk, 100 bk, 50 fly, and unfortunately the 200 IM,
7. 1650 / 1500 / 1000 / 800 / 500 / 400 / 200 fly
1. 19, started in 1988 USMS Nats in Austin
2. 24 or 25 depends which day in may it was
3. 37, still compete in age group meets now and then
4. 6 but it was off and on till I was 12 also took a 8 month break in 1977 when I was 13 / 14
5. 25 fly, otherwise it's a toss up 50 bk, 100 bk, 50 fly, and unfortunately the 200 IM,
6. 25 fly, otherwise it's a toss up 50 bk, 100 bk, 50 fly, and unfortunately the 200 IM,
7. 1650 / 1500 / 1000 / 800 / 500 / 400 / 200 fly