Masters Swimming Survey

1. # years of masters swimming 2 2. age started masters swimming 46 3. # years of age group experience, if applicable 6 4. age started age group swimming, if applicable 11 5. best masters event 50 *** 6. favorite masters event 100 IM 7. most hated masters event ANY backstroke (will never swim except in IM)

2 and a half years masters swimming Started masters swimming age 54 Swam two years U.S. high school age 16 and 17 Best event is 400 and 800 free Favorite is 50 free and 50 fly Most hated is 400 and 800 free billy fanstone

2 years of masters swimming I started when I was 28 I have 13 years of age group experience I started when I was 5 2 years of college swimming fave event - 200 back least fave - anything to do with breaststroke!!

Beth: Way to go, contaminating the thread right away with those words that must never be spoken even if true... ;) Is the 200 IM a sprint?! :eek: True....200 Im is definitely a challenge for a sprinter like me. I have a love/hate relationship. I love the race but...boy does it hurt! :shakeshead:

1. 3 years 2. started at 41 3. 10 years 4. began at 11 with nose plugs and could barely make a lap 5. 1650 Free 6. 500 Free 7. 200 Fly

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 1. 4 years 2. almost 26 years old 3. 11 years age group, 2 years college 4. 8 years old 5. 200 back 6. 200 back and 100/200 free 7. distance anything/anything ***

1. going on 6th year of Masters swimming 2. started Masters swimming at age 39 3. no age group, learned to swim at age 39 5. don't know if I HAVE a best event, but maybe 200 IM? 6. 200 IM/50 fly 7. anything that is all backstroke.

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 1. probably 7 total (off and on) 2. 21 3. 2 4. 12 5. 50 ***/50 free 6. 50 ***/100 IM (seriously, how cool is it that we get to do the 100 IM??) 7. backstroke

1. 2 years 2. Started swimming masters at 18 3. Had about 5 years of age group experience....non-competitive 4. Starting swimming at 11-ish, stopped around 16 5. 100 ***, distance free 6. see above 7. Anything with butterfly ;) :wiggle:

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 1. Joined USMS 2 years ago but have been swimming workouts for 41 years without any breaks. 2. See #1 3. 10 years age group. 4. Started at 8. 5. 50, 100 Breaststroke. 6. Distance free ( I'm just not fast but I do like it.) 7. Easy one, Backstroke! Hated it my whole life..don't know why.