1) Don't let really old people swim the mile (saves hours).
2) Don't let really old people complete the 400 IM after they got disqualified on the first lap of butterfly (that would have saved 20 minutes from Woodland's nationals).:drown:
3) Let nonqualifiers compete and give legitimate times. Then seed the nonqualifiers into heats (still eligible for top 10). This way you wouldn't have one person in every heat sucking the timeline down.
Maybe you don't plan on getting really old or you plan on quitting before you are really old, but as one who will be really old sooner than most, I find these comments offensive.
Part of what I always take away from Nationals is the amazing feats of the "really old" swimmers who are there while their peers are in nursing homes or no longer among us. It's always inspiring to watch those who can barely walk on land move through the water at whatever pace. Masters swimming is many things to many people with no single component being more important or valuable than another.
1) Don't let really old people swim the mile (saves hours).
2) Don't let really old people complete the 400 IM after they got disqualified on the first lap of butterfly (that would have saved 20 minutes from Woodland's nationals).:drown:
3) Let nonqualifiers compete and give legitimate times. Then seed the nonqualifiers into heats (still eligible for top 10). This way you wouldn't have one person in every heat sucking the timeline down.
Maybe you don't plan on getting really old or you plan on quitting before you are really old, but as one who will be really old sooner than most, I find these comments offensive.
Part of what I always take away from Nationals is the amazing feats of the "really old" swimmers who are there while their peers are in nursing homes or no longer among us. It's always inspiring to watch those who can barely walk on land move through the water at whatever pace. Masters swimming is many things to many people with no single component being more important or valuable than another.
