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.
Unless you play by yourself, it is physically impossible to play golf or tennis and not compete. Golf is a competition every round, in your foursome. How can you play tennis and not compete? You may not be in a formal tourney but you play against others in every single outing.Isn’t the same true for swimming, where in a workout you can compete against the clock, your fellow swimmers and your coach’s expectations?
To the same extent that a foursome of golfers is a competition, lane mates swimming a set in a workout is a competition. It’s just that we count seconds instead of strokes. But, I thought this thread was about “real competitions” like a swim meet, which would be more analogous to a tennis or golf tournament, rather than a just a couple of old guys just whacking around balls.
Unless you play by yourself, it is physically impossible to play golf or tennis and not compete. Golf is a competition every round, in your foursome. How can you play tennis and not compete? You may not be in a formal tourney but you play against others in every single outing.Isn’t the same true for swimming, where in a workout you can compete against the clock, your fellow swimmers and your coach’s expectations?
To the same extent that a foursome of golfers is a competition, lane mates swimming a set in a workout is a competition. It’s just that we count seconds instead of strokes. But, I thought this thread was about “real competitions” like a swim meet, which would be more analogous to a tennis or golf tournament, rather than a just a couple of old guys just whacking around balls.
