Feature ideas

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Former Member — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:43:23 GMT

Pick me. Pick me. Pick me. (just kidding) :bouncing:

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Former Member — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:48:45 GMT

Emily You could also write about the community and how much fun we like to have in person and on the forums. I'd say look at a human interest story ("Rudy" as a general sports example) as only a few normal/average folks can relate to an elite athlete, and the acme of athletic achievement. the fact is only a few of us get to wear the Laurels for whatever reason, the rest of us are only the "champions" when we win a heat in front of out kids! Finally, excuse my humour, if you were offended, it's just my way, I wasn't mocking you at all. Rich Edited for peace, love and tranquility.

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Former Member — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:02:12 GMT

Pick me. Pick me. Pick me. (just kidding) :bouncing: I'm Spartacus! If you want to "sexy" it up...I know someone... :rofl:

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rtodd — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:46:53 GMT

Do a story on Ande. He has helped me and ton's of others and I would like to know more about this guy.

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Rob Copeland — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:38:42 GMT

Emily, My apologies, for forum members who appear to be making light of your earnest request for assistance. Depending on what aspects of Masters Swimming you are looking for; our history, our present or our future; elite swimmers, stories of triumph over adversity, basic human interest stories, … there are thousands of stories out there. Historically, Ted Haartz, John Spannuth, Bob Beach are a few names that pop out. Lots more can be found on the USMS History and Archives page. Triumph over adversity, basic human interest stories – what comes to mind would be the story of our Masters of New Orleans; as they still recover from Katrina and prepare for December’s Zone Championship meet. Another basic human interest story – would be swimming families. A number of us have 3 or more generations of swimmers. And while he may have been just kidding, Swimmer Bill’s story would be interesting.

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Allen Stark — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:30:15 GMT

Collette Crabbe.She missed all of last year getting chemo for *** cancer then gets firsts and seconds at Nats. in Federal Way.

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Former Member — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:23:29 GMT

Emily, I am the registrar in my area, so I know a lot of the swimmers. I can think of a number of them that would make good feature stories. I'll try to send you an e-mail with some suggestions. Anna Lea

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Former Member — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:06:08 GMT

You didn't specify what "interesting" means, so here's my suggestion. I've been visiting this forum for just about a year now and am continually amazed at the depth and breadth of swimming and life experiences we have here. We have truly elite swimmers, stroke experts, average jo/sephine competitive swimmers and fitness swimmers. Some folks swim at the top of their game, some are exploring where the top is for them. If you have time (and with a weekly deadline, you may not), I would recommend just browsing some of the threads to get a feel for the people here. Check out the hard-core swimming ones, the lighter ones, the controversial ones. The recommendations here so far are great, but there are a number of people who might not be a "top of mind" nomination who have interesting stories. Lurk a little - you never know what you may turn up. :wine:

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Former Member — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:15:58 GMT

MSA for our Georgia Girls:banana: Kristina/(S)he-Man or Donna Hooe. Both serious trainers with great stories and amazing work ethics and attitudes. (S)he-Man's been swimming with tennis shoes on to improve ... Donna is so impressive that she should be on the cover of a magazine for her before/after body shots!

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Muppet — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:43:54 GMT

Emily, If you're ever looking to do a story on someone "dumb" enough to swim despite having broken bones and hanging-by-a-thread ligaments, I'm DEFINETELY your man! :cane:

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The Fortress — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:23:22 GMT

Kristina/(S)he-Man or Donna Hooe. Both serious trainers with great stories and amazing work ethics and attitudes. (S)he-Man's been swimming with tennis shoes on to improve ... Donna is so impressive that she should be on the cover of a magazine for her before/after body shots!

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Former Member — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:22:11 GMT

Edith Glusac, Michigan Masters, 88 years young and full of life, 353 Top Ten Swims.

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Frank Thompson — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:33:16 GMT

I agree with Ian that Edith would be great for the Swimming World spotlight. Here is an article about Edith in the Michigan Masters Newsletter on page 3 when she was awarded the Michigan Masters Lifetime Achievement in 2005. www.michiganmasters.com/Newsletters/YR.END.NEWSLTR.06.pdf

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Former Member — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:04:42 GMT

Ande Rasmussen. forums.usms.org/showthread.php