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.
eta: Fort, mini-me is almost three and seems to be doing a great job with ungrateful and selfish already - please tell me they go back to being cute and sweet for awhile before ungrateful and selfish comes back full force.
One of my kids was such a disaster at 3 that I wondered why I bothered to procreate ... However, she went back to being cute and lovable. The worst of it comes when they are teenagers. Of course, they spend so much time ignoring you in pursuit of their social life and selfish needs that you then have MUCH more time to ponder your own athletic endeavors!
eta: Fort, mini-me is almost three and seems to be doing a great job with ungrateful and selfish already - please tell me they go back to being cute and sweet for awhile before ungrateful and selfish comes back full force.
One of my kids was such a disaster at 3 that I wondered why I bothered to procreate ... However, she went back to being cute and lovable. The worst of it comes when they are teenagers. Of course, they spend so much time ignoring you in pursuit of their social life and selfish needs that you then have MUCH more time to ponder your own athletic endeavors!
