I know that you're there... and you have something to say.
Lets' hear it.
But seriously. Do Fitness and Lap Swimmers really read this Forum?
I wish they did, but I doubt they see the potential.
Fitness and Lap Swimmers, I'm a masters swim coach.
I watch your lanes - oh maybe 15-20% of the time I coach the masters lanes.
I see those of you lurking on the side lanes listening to the sets - and to the stroke instruction...
Watching swimmers underwater for stroke demonstrations.
Its' ok - and a really good thing.
A decent masters swim coach knows how to recruit right out of those lap swimming lanes.
Ahelee
P.S. I loved reading the thread, "As an outsider to harcore swimming..."
Finally some swimmers after my own heart.
Except that I like to recruit lap swimmers to our program!
Hey Ashlee,
I was a dedicated lap swimmer for about a year before I heard about Master's Swimming. Up until then, I didn't even know it existed. Once I found out about it, I assumed Master's Swimming would be all ex-olympians trying to relive their glory days. Thankfully, I was only 30% right about that (Joke! Please don't hurt me Fortress! Please! Ouch!! Ouch!! OK, OK, Ouch!!).
My USMS team is the best thing that ever happened to my lap swimming. The social aspect makes it about ten times more fun, I swim harder trying to keep up, and there is always something new to learn from the coach.
Now when my schedule has me swimming laps away from my team, after the person next to me is done asking about my Swimp3 player, I always ask: 'Have you ever tried master's Swimming?'.
Hey Ashlee,
I was a dedicated lap swimmer for about a year before I heard about Master's Swimming. Up until then, I didn't even know it existed. Once I found out about it, I assumed Master's Swimming would be all ex-olympians trying to relive their glory days. Thankfully, I was only 30% right about that (Joke! Please don't hurt me Fortress! Please! Ouch!! Ouch!! OK, OK, Ouch!!).
My USMS team is the best thing that ever happened to my lap swimming. The social aspect makes it about ten times more fun, I swim harder trying to keep up, and there is always something new to learn from the coach.
Now when my schedule has me swimming laps away from my team, after the person next to me is done asking about my Swimp3 player, I always ask: 'Have you ever tried master's Swimming?'.
