from the PacMasters Update Email
Ross Shoemaker, RIP
1942-2007
Ross Shoemaker died suddenly at the Senior Games following one of his swims. Ross had collapsed on the deck, and was not able to be revived. It is a terrible loss - Ross was a longtime member of the San Mateo Marlins, a warm and supportive man, and a devoted swimmer with an encouraging word for everyone.
Ross coached at Chabot Junior College for many years. Services are pending.
I don't think I need to point out the frequncy with which these unfortunate events have been occuring recently. Should active swimmers be getting stress echos or something as they get older? Are simple BP and lipid screens simply not enough?
Thanks for that info. Maybe a more strenuous set has training benefit then - the old adage you have to swim fast to swim fast? There has to be some benefit to swimming harder and faster sets, right, please (maybe not cardiovascularly but from a training persepctive)? Otherwise, I'm gonna rethink my whole training routine. Then, you'll tell me I can be fat and fit so I can go back to living soley on Doritos and ice cream.
This is good info and free advice from a doctor a definite benefit to us all. If only he wrote peotry as well.
Thanks for that info. Maybe a more strenuous set has training benefit then - the old adage you have to swim fast to swim fast? There has to be some benefit to swimming harder and faster sets, right, please (maybe not cardiovascularly but from a training persepctive)? Otherwise, I'm gonna rethink my whole training routine. Then, you'll tell me I can be fat and fit so I can go back to living soley on Doritos and ice cream.
This is good info and free advice from a doctor a definite benefit to us all. If only he wrote peotry as well.
