Who would be opposed to drug testing in Masters Swimming? What would be the cost to implement such a program to test winners at US Masters Nationals? and finally, What drugs do you think would potentially be found?..... HGH?.... Testosterone?..... THG?....... IGF-1?..... designer steroids?
I for one, was not a "star" as a kid. And I don't consider myself a Masters star either. I did make one Masters World ranking once, that I know of, in all things the 1500m. And I didn't know it until years later! I've never searched the FINA data base for that stuff.
My hubby is pretty fast. He tried for Trials Cuts in 1988 and missed it. I don't know if he's had any World rankings in Masters... he didn't even learn how to swim until he was 15!
The swimming world is an interesting place. Wouldn't it be cool if there was a profile page, with a picture, for every member in USMS? You could say where you went to college, how long you've been swimming, swimming achievements, etc. I bet it would open a lot of eyes. Of course it would have to be password protected :) Jim Matysek, can you get on that for us? :p
I for one, was not a "star" as a kid. And I don't consider myself a Masters star either. I did make one Masters World ranking once, that I know of, in all things the 1500m. And I didn't know it until years later! I've never searched the FINA data base for that stuff.
My hubby is pretty fast. He tried for Trials Cuts in 1988 and missed it. I don't know if he's had any World rankings in Masters... he didn't even learn how to swim until he was 15!
The swimming world is an interesting place. Wouldn't it be cool if there was a profile page, with a picture, for every member in USMS? You could say where you went to college, how long you've been swimming, swimming achievements, etc. I bet it would open a lot of eyes. Of course it would have to be password protected :) Jim Matysek, can you get on that for us? :p
