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!
In our workout group, there is a mix of swimmers: about half of them don't compete ...
That's a great percentage of people competing ...
The group has a couple of folks who compete in swim meets.
This is very true. The VAST majority of people who train up at Cactus pool here in Scottsdale (probably ~70 or more over the course of the week?) do not compete ... less than 10%. That doesn't mean the other 90% are not competitive. Many of us "meet competitors" will get beat in workout by the people ostensibly only there for "fitness."
We all swim to improve and maintain our level of fitness. Some of us also choose to compete for a variety of reasons. Knowing that I have an upcoming meet helps motivate me to get out of bed at 4:30 in the morning and put forth some effort in the pool.
My primary goal is fitness, far, far ahead of competition. My family history is littered with elevated to high blood pressure, I work in a fairly high pressure job with consistent cross-country & global travel, and have seen out-of-shape colleagues/bosses die or nearly die too young. Having competition to train for keeps me going.
... Patrick who's laying around getting fat ...
I'm back at it ... and only put on 5 lbs during my week off. (It was a gooood week).
In our workout group, there is a mix of swimmers: about half of them don't compete ...
That's a great percentage of people competing ...
The group has a couple of folks who compete in swim meets.
This is very true. The VAST majority of people who train up at Cactus pool here in Scottsdale (probably ~70 or more over the course of the week?) do not compete ... less than 10%. That doesn't mean the other 90% are not competitive. Many of us "meet competitors" will get beat in workout by the people ostensibly only there for "fitness."
We all swim to improve and maintain our level of fitness. Some of us also choose to compete for a variety of reasons. Knowing that I have an upcoming meet helps motivate me to get out of bed at 4:30 in the morning and put forth some effort in the pool.
My primary goal is fitness, far, far ahead of competition. My family history is littered with elevated to high blood pressure, I work in a fairly high pressure job with consistent cross-country & global travel, and have seen out-of-shape colleagues/bosses die or nearly die too young. Having competition to train for keeps me going.
... Patrick who's laying around getting fat ...
I'm back at it ... and only put on 5 lbs during my week off. (It was a gooood week).
