Is it my imagination or is the smarter gender under represented in masters swimming. I would like to get some real numbers to confirm my observations. Forumites like Rick Osterberg, can you give some data about the ratio of men to women at USMS meets? Perhaps we could break it down by age group (I can hear the CPUs humming at Chris Stevenson's place all the way from up here in Mass).
If women are under represented, then I would like to discuss the causes of the imbalance and begin to work on improving the ratio.
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Why do I want to improve the ratio? To improve the aesthetics of Masters swimming, of course.
Seriously, what started me thinking about this was a discussion that I had with Jennifer Arndt this past weekend. I mentioned that I thought that fewer women got back into (or got into) masters swimming and we were discussing the possible causes. Jen suggested the idea of hosting some masters meets targeted at women. I have often marveled at how successful the Danskin triathlon series has been at attracting women to compete in Tris, so I thought a women's only meet might also encourage more women to get into masters swimming.
Why do I want to improve the ratio? To improve the aesthetics of Masters swimming, of course.
Seriously, what started me thinking about this was a discussion that I had with Jennifer Arndt this past weekend. I mentioned that I thought that fewer women got back into (or got into) masters swimming and we were discussing the possible causes. Jen suggested the idea of hosting some masters meets targeted at women. I have often marveled at how successful the Danskin triathlon series has been at attracting women to compete in Tris, so I thought a women's only meet might also encourage more women to get into masters swimming.
