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.
Be careful not to lean too far over the pool, Narcissus, or you might false start.
Wha??? Someone did not read my first post on this thread about all of us (including me) not being too full of ourselves and then quoting only half of what I wrote on the second post. I did mention that many (not me) are self-actualized and don't care about competition or have nothing left to prove. If there is something on the second post that is untrue please enlighten me (oversimplified, and too harsh, but I do not think too far from the truth). Please no more Yoda, I haven't graduated to that level of philosophy and find it difficult to understand. Admittedly I'm a bomb thrower on this forum but am generally a nice person...really. Narcissistic? I have a face only my mother would love. :smooch:
"So you have no frame of reference here, Donny. You're like a child who wanders into the middle of a movie and wants to know... "
Be careful not to lean too far over the pool, Narcissus, or you might false start.
Wha??? Someone did not read my first post on this thread about all of us (including me) not being too full of ourselves and then quoting only half of what I wrote on the second post. I did mention that many (not me) are self-actualized and don't care about competition or have nothing left to prove. If there is something on the second post that is untrue please enlighten me (oversimplified, and too harsh, but I do not think too far from the truth). Please no more Yoda, I haven't graduated to that level of philosophy and find it difficult to understand. Admittedly I'm a bomb thrower on this forum but am generally a nice person...really. Narcissistic? I have a face only my mother would love. :smooch:
"So you have no frame of reference here, Donny. You're like a child who wanders into the middle of a movie and wants to know... "
