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.
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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.
Last meet I attended 2007 as a spectator took 3 days and It was not a pretty sight. I admit it was in Canada. I went I stayed an hour each day said "Hi" to people I had not seen since 1956 and left. Gave them Team Pictures from the past.
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.
Last meet I attended 2007 as a spectator took 3 days and It was not a pretty sight. I admit it was in Canada. I went I stayed an hour each day said "Hi" to people I had not seen since 1956 and left. Gave them Team Pictures from the past.
