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. # years of masters swimming--1.5
2. age started masters swimming--25
3. # years of age group experience, if applicable--0
4. age started age group swimming, if applicable--n/a
5. best masters event--100 free
6. favorite masters event--50 fly
7. most hated masters event--I really dislike both back and ***
1. 7 years of masters swimming
2. age 20 started masters swimming
3. 5 years of age group experience
4. age 13 started age group swimming
5. best masters event - 200 ***
6. favorite masters event - 100/200 ***, 500 free, 400 IM, and relays!
7. most hated masters event - 50/100 free (I'm never happy with my times in these)
1. just started masters officially this year.
2. 24, although when I was 21 and 22 I swam with the masters team off and on
3. 12 years of age group experience
4. started age group swimming at age 6
5. best masters event - any back event, 100 IM
6. fave masters event - 100 IM
7. most hated - distance free
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. About two months or so ..
2. 56
3. About 10
4. About age 7 though high school
5. Going to try my luck with the 50 Free for now. And maybe, if the paramedics stay away, a 50 Fly
6. Not sure, never been to a meet ... yet
7. Anything more than 100 M/Y!!
Cheers!!
Ken
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. # 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. one year
2. 46
3 0 (unless you count the 10 years spent on deck watching my kids)
4. na
5. not good at anything
6 200 free (not a sprinter)
7 anything other than freestyle.
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. 26 years. Started in 1980 but didn't compete until 1982.
2. 29
3. 13
4. 6
5. 200 Back
6. 200 Back and 800 Free
7. Breaststroke. Not so much hate, I am just no good at it.
1. # years of masters swimming: 2 and a half
2. age started masters swimming: 44
3. # years of age group experience, if applicable: 13
4. age started age group swimming, if applicable:8
5. best masters event: 100 BR
6. favorite masters event: same as above
7. most hated masters event: BK (or 200 FL)
1. About a year and a half now
2. 33
3. Never swam age group
4. N/A
5. I have top ten times in the 800 and 1500. So I guess those are my best, but I am getting closer in my favorite events.
6. My favorites are the 50, 100, & 200 Free
7. 200 Fly and 400 IM. I'd probably died a horrible death attempting those events.
Kevin
