All amateur swimmers 18 and over should be required to swim at least one masters meet per year. This would help with the transition into adult life, and really show the younger generation the value of masters swimming. Adults who continue to love the sport, that's a great networking tool and a positive way to stay involved with people of similar interests.
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Maybe they get to the point of being tired of competing and want to do other things with their lives?...
If you really want to get more masters at meets, find some way to ease in people who were never swim racers as youngsters. Speaking as a late starter, I find the idea of a swim meet in a pool intimidating. Open water swims seem a lot less daunting - no flip turns or diving. More like the 10k road races I did years ago and much less like a track and field 10000 meter run.
Maybe they get to the point of being tired of competing and want to do other things with their lives?...
If you really want to get more masters at meets, find some way to ease in people who were never swim racers as youngsters. Speaking as a late starter, I find the idea of a swim meet in a pool intimidating. Open water swims seem a lot less daunting - no flip turns or diving. More like the 10k road races I did years ago and much less like a track and field 10000 meter run.
