On the recent broadcast of www.deckpass.com there was some interesting dialogue on age group swimming, Gary Hall Jr, and yes my hero, Jack LaLanne...
Okay... not to digress, but... Sullivan's breakthrough was from technical improvement, not an increase in power output... just an observation.
Jack LaLanne is my hero...
If you swim for fun, you'll always be a winner! Keeping the focus on personal improvement is a great way to hold the "passion" without making comparisons to others. That concept of winning, only being the absolute freaky best, that concept is dysfunctional. If you are in the water regularly, you'll always be a winner; you can feel great about what you are doing.
Swimming is a unique experience, and mastering the water is a joy.
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I was lucky enough to be an Olympian but did not think to compete was better then winning. I was dissapointed after the Olympics because I went there to win. It did not workout for me and it was one of the things that I regret. I would have rather won. I retired from swimming and was never going to swim again. My coach asked me to swim in a relay to help our club and I agreed and was selected to swim in the Commonwealth Games, so I was drawn drawn back to swim.
GeoChuck, I’m definitely no expert when it comes to the Olympic Spirit, especially since I never made it to the Olympics. I am an Olympic Trials finalist and have received all the fortune and fame that comes along with being a runner up, which is nothing as far as I can tell :confused:. My goal was to not only make the Olympics, but to bring back an individual or relay medal.
I was lucky enough to be an Olympian but did not think to compete was better then winning. I was dissapointed after the Olympics because I went there to win. It did not workout for me and it was one of the things that I regret. I would have rather won. I retired from swimming and was never going to swim again. My coach asked me to swim in a relay to help our club and I agreed and was selected to swim in the Commonwealth Games, so I was drawn drawn back to swim.
GeoChuck, I’m definitely no expert when it comes to the Olympic Spirit, especially since I never made it to the Olympics. I am an Olympic Trials finalist and have received all the fortune and fame that comes along with being a runner up, which is nothing as far as I can tell :confused:. My goal was to not only make the Olympics, but to bring back an individual or relay medal.
