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) 3 years of masters swimming
2) started master's swimming at age 45. Many years of fitness swimming previously.
3) 11 years age group, including 1 1/2 years of division III collegiate swimming
4) First swam competitively at age 8
5) Best events- 50/100 back
6) Favorite events- any IM. This shows the truly versatile swimmers
7) Hated event- 200 free. Haven't swam this in many decades. I'm afraid it will expose my limitations as an athlete!
1) 3 years of masters swimming
2) started master's swimming at age 45. Many years of fitness swimming previously.
3) 11 years age group, including 1 1/2 years of division III collegiate swimming
4) First swam competitively at age 8
5) Best events- 50/100 back
6) Favorite events- any IM. This shows the truly versatile swimmers
7) Hated event- 200 free. Haven't swam this in many decades. I'm afraid it will expose my limitations as an athlete!
