I am curious how many of the posters here swam in high school, college, etc. and how close to the top you got. Thus the following not terribly detailed poll.
Started swimming my 10th grade year in a Los Angeles City High School, placed 5th in the 200 and 500 free as a senior, swam 1 year at Colorado State University, a D1 school. Colorado State dropped the men's team after my freshman year. Swam another year on an age group team. Quit for 22 years until someone challenged me to swim against them. They one the first time we raced, but not since. Have been in Masters for 5 years and having a boatload of fun with it. Plus, I can eat almost anything now. Am lighter by 20 pounds from almost six years of swimming.
Started swimming my 10th grade year in a Los Angeles City High School, placed 5th in the 200 and 500 free as a senior, swam 1 year at Colorado State University, a D1 school. Colorado State dropped the men's team after my freshman year. Swam another year on an age group team. Quit for 22 years until someone challenged me to swim against them. They one the first time we raced, but not since. Have been in Masters for 5 years and having a boatload of fun with it. Plus, I can eat almost anything now. Am lighter by 20 pounds from almost six years of swimming.
