Why does it appear many masters swimmers are taking USMS so seriously?
What's the difference between the typical "selfish train all day", "it's all about me" triathlete and a masters swimmer who seriously trains as hard as they can.... particularly to focus on setting masters records?
Seems like there is a growing parallel between triathletes and many masters swimmers these days.
Isn't it just "masters swimming" for health and fun in the end?
Does a masters record really mean that much?
Is this a good thing? ..... or a turn off for those who look on with amusement.
... more about the smack talk.
Yeah, that's pretty darn accurate. I had an entire lane ridicule me today about my 100 meter swim. Then, it spilled into my lane with the final comment directed at me by a very shy, quiet woman being "yeah, Billy, you suck."
You know, even the ones that say they aren't competitive are still breathing heavy on hard sets and still getting up at 4:45 to make it to practice, so they are just fooling themselves.
I was all prepared to smack jack Puffster last weekend but she's too nice and fast to ridicule. Fort might beat me up. Wookie might smother me with his yetti coat. All I have is this forum, where the only punishment is Matysek banning me for a while when I remind him of his beatdown in CLT last Winter.
... more about the smack talk.
Yeah, that's pretty darn accurate. I had an entire lane ridicule me today about my 100 meter swim. Then, it spilled into my lane with the final comment directed at me by a very shy, quiet woman being "yeah, Billy, you suck."
You know, even the ones that say they aren't competitive are still breathing heavy on hard sets and still getting up at 4:45 to make it to practice, so they are just fooling themselves.
I was all prepared to smack jack Puffster last weekend but she's too nice and fast to ridicule. Fort might beat me up. Wookie might smother me with his yetti coat. All I have is this forum, where the only punishment is Matysek banning me for a while when I remind him of his beatdown in CLT last Winter.
