The USMS web site is mentioned in the September 2007 issue of Outside magazine! :groovy:
On page 44, they have a "How Fit Are You?" quiz. One of the questions has to do with how fast the quiz-taker can swim 500 yards. The quiz directions say: "...check your time against U.S. Masters Swimming records at usms.org."
Didn't it imply that you were only fit of you could go sub-5:00 for the 500? That seems a bit harsh, given that only 3 of last year's Top 10 times in my age group (45 - 49) were sub-5:00.
Didn't it imply that you were only fit of you could go sub-5:00 for the 500? That seems a bit harsh, given that only 3 of last year's Top 10 times in my age group (45 - 49) were sub-5:00.
I haven't seen the article, but if they're judging fitness by USMS age group records, not many people would pass the test.
Didn't it imply that you were only fit of you could go sub-5:00 for the 500? That seems a bit harsh, given that only 3 of last year's Top 10 times in my age group (45 - 49) were sub-5:00.
Yeah, I think most of the quiz was tongue-in-cheek. ;) But the national exposure for USMS is good! :cheerleader:
Didn't it imply that you were only fit of you could go sub-5:00 for the 500? That seems a bit harsh, given that only 3 of last year's Top 10 times in my age group (45 - 49) were sub-5:00.
I hope to pull that off someday.
thanks for the tip on the usms page at wiki... did not even think to search wiki for usms.
a tip o' the hat to gufyduck for taking the initiative and adding the usms (etc.) links to the wiki page. i thought about it, but was too lazy to do it at the time.
still... i'm amazed and befuddled that when you google that usms does not pop up in any form till the 7th page of hits. i'd of thought usms had more clout than that in the swimming (web) world.
just my :2cents:
of course if you google usms their web comes right up (the wiki page is still buried)... but ya' gotta know about usms in the first place.
still... i'm amazed and befuddled that when you google that usms does not pop up in any form till the 7th page of hits. i'd of thought usms had more clout than that in the swimming (web) world.
Try googling "Masters Swimming" and see what pops up!
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