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.
This is not my observation in the least. I won't draw broad conclusions based on what I see alone but I have a lot of obsessed tri friends (serious distances) and a lot of obsessed swim friends and there really is not much comparison in overall training times. Even my swim friends who are weight training will still put in, at best, 2/3s the time of the tri friends. Wonder what others see?
I see the same as you, Geek. My sister is getting ready for another Ironman. Me getting ready for a meet wouldn't put in nearly the same time training.
This is not my observation in the least. I won't draw broad conclusions based on what I see alone but I have a lot of obsessed tri friends (serious distances) and a lot of obsessed swim friends and there really is not much comparison in overall training times. Even my swim friends who are weight training will still put in, at best, 2/3s the time of the tri friends. Wonder what others see?
I see the same as you, Geek. My sister is getting ready for another Ironman. Me getting ready for a meet wouldn't put in nearly the same time training.
