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!
I guess I kind of fit this description as I swim mainly by myself. No teams close by that actually compete. I joined USMS a little over a year ago because an old friend talked me into swimming at LC Nats. Since SC Nats. were also in TX, I "trained" for them too. Aside from those meets and one other in my area, I haven't really competed much. I swam competitively for years but have been training mostly to stay in shape since college. Have to say, it was really a blast to compete again (though I was a little nervous about starting off the blocks after so many years).
I also coach a lap-swim class once a week. Great group of swimmers. We just had our first "mock meet" and some of them got really into it. Perhaps they'll join the USMS ranks sometime this year. If not, they are really enjoying swimming for fitness.
I guess I kind of fit this description as I swim mainly by myself. No teams close by that actually compete. I joined USMS a little over a year ago because an old friend talked me into swimming at LC Nats. Since SC Nats. were also in TX, I "trained" for them too. Aside from those meets and one other in my area, I haven't really competed much. I swam competitively for years but have been training mostly to stay in shape since college. Have to say, it was really a blast to compete again (though I was a little nervous about starting off the blocks after so many years).
I also coach a lap-swim class once a week. Great group of swimmers. We just had our first "mock meet" and some of them got really into it. Perhaps they'll join the USMS ranks sometime this year. If not, they are really enjoying swimming for fitness.
