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!
But look who is pointing this out - two really fast national record holder competitive meet swimmers. Unfortunately, there is a large group of Masters swimmers who do not feel this way - and because you (or I for that matter) am "fast" and do meets, that I don't understand their needs. How do we change this mentality and remove the distrust of "fast" swimmers?
Well, if anyone distrusts me then I'm not sure there is anything I can do to change the mentality. Simply saying "trust me" won't work.
But isn't it fairly significant that this "national record holder competitive meet swimmer" does almost the exact same workouts as the "non-competitive fitness swimmers" in our group? I'll admit that I do the sets at faster intervals and paces, and I do more butterfly and underwater work.
But look who is pointing this out - two really fast national record holder competitive meet swimmers. Unfortunately, there is a large group of Masters swimmers who do not feel this way - and because you (or I for that matter) am "fast" and do meets, that I don't understand their needs. How do we change this mentality and remove the distrust of "fast" swimmers?
Well, if anyone distrusts me then I'm not sure there is anything I can do to change the mentality. Simply saying "trust me" won't work.
But isn't it fairly significant that this "national record holder competitive meet swimmer" does almost the exact same workouts as the "non-competitive fitness swimmers" in our group? I'll admit that I do the sets at faster intervals and paces, and I do more butterfly and underwater work.
