I was just wondering if anyone out there knows of masters swimmers who don’t compete and that have achieved Top Ten Times, American Records, World Records, etc. in practice. I know that stories have circulated around about swimmers like Mark Spitz who have done this (although I think he did compete :)). I was just wondering if there are similar stories in the masters ranks. It seems to me that it would be highly probable in masters swimming because so many of its members do not actually swim at meets. Therefore, I would think there are people out there who achieve these (unofficial) times during a practice session and are relatively unknown. If you’ve got a story to share, please do.
Geochuck - I don't know what USMS meets you've been to lately, but, other than Nationals, I have yet to see a USMS meet session that lasts more than a few hours. I've even been to meets that go so quickly they put in 10-15 minute unschedule breaks between events to give us some rest.
Not so true here. Look at the timeline for our championship meet in December. I know the Saturday session started late for some reason, so it ran even later than this:
www.greatbaymasters.org/07BUsession.htm
I wonder how many masters swimmers that don't compete hit the golf course for 18, make that 19, each Sunday...
And who cares if they do? I don't play golf, but there are lots of things I'd rather do than sit at a pool all day. BTDT for too many years as a youth.
Geochuck - I don't know what USMS meets you've been to lately, but, other than Nationals, I have yet to see a USMS meet session that lasts more than a few hours. I've even been to meets that go so quickly they put in 10-15 minute unschedule breaks between events to give us some rest.
Not so true here. Look at the timeline for our championship meet in December. I know the Saturday session started late for some reason, so it ran even later than this:
www.greatbaymasters.org/07BUsession.htm
I wonder how many masters swimmers that don't compete hit the golf course for 18, make that 19, each Sunday...
And who cares if they do? I don't play golf, but there are lots of things I'd rather do than sit at a pool all day. BTDT for too many years as a youth.
