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 think your problem in reaching the lap swimmers are they are happy where they are at. They don't want to be reached. They go to the pool, swim their laps for their work-out, and go. They may get to know the other lap swimmers around them and say hi and share short chit-chat. They may even have an organized breakfast once a month that the more social ones go to, but on the whole, they just want to keep doing what they are doing.
It is like my weight lifting. I love weight lifting, and do it regularily. I have built my home equipment up over the last 15 years so that I can get good hard work-outs in at home. I get up and weight lift, and go to work. I don't want to join a weight lifting club and lift with others. I will read magazines(and ignore the awful ads), and read forums and articles on-line to educate myself about form and latest concepts in training, but I am happy just doing it on my own.
I think the same thing with a lot of runners. Their fitness is going out and running their X amount of miles. They do it to stay in shape, it makes them feel good, but they don't necessarily want to join a group.
So I think there in lies your reason you do not reach the lap swimmers. They don't want to be reached.
I think your problem in reaching the lap swimmers are they are happy where they are at. They don't want to be reached. They go to the pool, swim their laps for their work-out, and go. They may get to know the other lap swimmers around them and say hi and share short chit-chat. They may even have an organized breakfast once a month that the more social ones go to, but on the whole, they just want to keep doing what they are doing.
It is like my weight lifting. I love weight lifting, and do it regularily. I have built my home equipment up over the last 15 years so that I can get good hard work-outs in at home. I get up and weight lift, and go to work. I don't want to join a weight lifting club and lift with others. I will read magazines(and ignore the awful ads), and read forums and articles on-line to educate myself about form and latest concepts in training, but I am happy just doing it on my own.
I think the same thing with a lot of runners. Their fitness is going out and running their X amount of miles. They do it to stay in shape, it makes them feel good, but they don't necessarily want to join a group.
So I think there in lies your reason you do not reach the lap swimmers. They don't want to be reached.
