Swimming World's top 12 master swimmers!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Former Member
Let the debate begin. I have no problem with the 12 selected, but, 6 and 6 is pretty tough to pick and I have great respect for the process they use. I do think they should try to maybe add the top swim of the year,but, what they have to do, at present, is pretty overwhelming. Some of the runner-ups are pretty awesome. Pull up the Swimming World and download the magazine.What a great honor for all these great swimmers EOM
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On the men's side Fred Schlicher definitely earned it this year. In a two day LCM meet last summer in Middlebury VT he broke four world records. I don't know if his two SCM world records set in December in Boston factor in the voting but he should be there. Congrats Fred.
I suppose "timing" has much to do with whether a swimmer like Mike Ross (or others) are put on the list. I suppose you need to swim the right meters meets at the right time. As to age, the fact is that there are no men under 50 on the list. It does make one wonder.
Back to Mike Ross... I just attended the SCY 3 day meet at Harvard, and the level at which Mike swims is, well, stunning. One of the great parts of a Masters meet is that virtually all of us, at all levels, love the sport and to see Mike swim his races--but especially his backstroke--is simply a pleasure. Hundreds of faces are glued to the water (under the water) when Mike comes off the wall on his backstroke and all of us feel the power, the smoothness, the elegance of his underwater dolphin kick. Perhaps there are no awards for providing aesthetic pleasure for swimmers, but if there were, I would give it to Ross. He has been a delight for us New England swimmers for several years now.
An aside: years ago at a small mini-meet in Norton MA I saw a new fresh faced guy warming up. I introduced myself and he told me it was his first Masters meet. Seemed like a nice guy and I told him there was no pressure and that he'd have a great time...then I saw him swim. Whew! It was Mike Ross.
Again, congrats to all and esp. to our guy Fred Schlicher!
On the men's side Fred Schlicher definitely earned it this year. In a two day LCM meet last summer in Middlebury VT he broke four world records. I don't know if his two SCM world records set in December in Boston factor in the voting but he should be there. Congrats Fred.
I suppose "timing" has much to do with whether a swimmer like Mike Ross (or others) are put on the list. I suppose you need to swim the right meters meets at the right time. As to age, the fact is that there are no men under 50 on the list. It does make one wonder.
Back to Mike Ross... I just attended the SCY 3 day meet at Harvard, and the level at which Mike swims is, well, stunning. One of the great parts of a Masters meet is that virtually all of us, at all levels, love the sport and to see Mike swim his races--but especially his backstroke--is simply a pleasure. Hundreds of faces are glued to the water (under the water) when Mike comes off the wall on his backstroke and all of us feel the power, the smoothness, the elegance of his underwater dolphin kick. Perhaps there are no awards for providing aesthetic pleasure for swimmers, but if there were, I would give it to Ross. He has been a delight for us New England swimmers for several years now.
An aside: years ago at a small mini-meet in Norton MA I saw a new fresh faced guy warming up. I introduced myself and he told me it was his first Masters meet. Seemed like a nice guy and I told him there was no pressure and that he'd have a great time...then I saw him swim. Whew! It was Mike Ross.
Again, congrats to all and esp. to our guy Fred Schlicher!
