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. ... 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.
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The nut of it, IMO.
Incidentally, there is a tightly focused thread on Swimmer that has been directed to editor:
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
I think your problem in reaching the lap swimmers are they are happy where they are at. ... 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.
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The nut of it, IMO.
Incidentally, there is a tightly focused thread on Swimmer that has been directed to editor:
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
