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.
The meets I've been to have been pretty short (2hrs max), but they've been small local meets. Usually we've been able to let the kids swim in either an adjacent pool or in an area that's not being used, so they like it. I too like competition and unless I'm racing someone else I don't push as hard, especially with practice. Meets give me a periodic deadline to meet, so I know I should go swim, lift, whatever and do so with some intensity.
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The meets I've been to have been pretty short (2hrs max), but they've been small local meets. Usually we've been able to let the kids swim in either an adjacent pool or in an area that's not being used, so they like it. I too like competition and unless I'm racing someone else I don't push as hard, especially with practice. Meets give me a periodic deadline to meet, so I know I should go swim, lift, whatever and do so with some intensity.
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