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.
There are regional competitions and a specific "natural" class..oddly the natural class is typically won by some significantly bigger, more ripped, bodybuilder than the rest of the field. They all test clean...
I used to compete in the NGA organization. For the most part the amateur competitors seemed to be on the up & up. I think the heaviest competitor weighed about 195. I competed around 172-180 over a 5 year span. That's not to say there weren't ways around the testing system, but a fella would have to be in really bad self esteem mode to juice up just to compete against non-juicers. There were some "professionals" who looked like they may have juiced in the past, but even they wouldn't get much above 220. Then there's the NPC, with the most juiciest, "genetically gifted" competitors around :rofl:
There are regional competitions and a specific "natural" class..oddly the natural class is typically won by some significantly bigger, more ripped, bodybuilder than the rest of the field. They all test clean...
I used to compete in the NGA organization. For the most part the amateur competitors seemed to be on the up & up. I think the heaviest competitor weighed about 195. I competed around 172-180 over a 5 year span. That's not to say there weren't ways around the testing system, but a fella would have to be in really bad self esteem mode to juice up just to compete against non-juicers. There were some "professionals" who looked like they may have juiced in the past, but even they wouldn't get much above 220. Then there's the NPC, with the most juiciest, "genetically gifted" competitors around :rofl:
