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.
So, you know, the really weird thing about this thread? I totally seemed to have blanked out on the day I became responsible for the psychological health and social life of a bunch of middle-aged has-beens who are so busy reliving their glory days that they cannot possibly see the variety in a single organization; those whose minds are so cluttered by the past that the present takes on but a single dimension. I simultaneously feel sorry for them and feel contempt. Geez, it tingles.
I guess in the end I can just be glad all the former national-level swimmers on my team, all much younger than these sagging sad sacks described in the thread, present a different angle. In fact, they seem to be the *most* interested in everyone's goals, no matter how pedestrian. Odd.
So, you know, the really weird thing about this thread? I totally seemed to have blanked out on the day I became responsible for the psychological health and social life of a bunch of middle-aged has-beens who are so busy reliving their glory days that they cannot possibly see the variety in a single organization; those whose minds are so cluttered by the past that the present takes on but a single dimension. I simultaneously feel sorry for them and feel contempt. Geez, it tingles.
I guess in the end I can just be glad all the former national-level swimmers on my team, all much younger than these sagging sad sacks described in the thread, present a different angle. In fact, they seem to be the *most* interested in everyone's goals, no matter how pedestrian. Odd.
