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.
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I've been thinking about this "amusement" aspect. All swim meets are amusing in some way. 6 & unders crying before their races, college guys changing into their clothes on the pool deck no matter who's watching, Lezak drafting Bernard, Masters swimmers blowing out B70's... I'm glad that swim meets are amusing, and don't want them to change a bit.
The pro football players who workout in the pool seem to change on the deck without any towel at all. I got a full frontal at Swim Atlanta the other day. I'm not complaining.
True dat on the amusement part. And what may have seemed catastrophic in the past (my first 200 fly in 14 years), is now something I do look back on in amusement.
Heck, my current 200 LCM fly could possibly be amusing to many. What the heck is so bad about being amused?
Now something that was amusing to me today - practicing SDK at the gym pool (20x25 SDK no breathers w/ fins), I ALWAYS get people asking me if I'm a scuba diver! Suddenly, I've got a bunch of people in surrounding lanes trying to do what I was doing. Was pretty fun actually. . .
I've been thinking about this "amusement" aspect. All swim meets are amusing in some way. 6 & unders crying before their races, college guys changing into their clothes on the pool deck no matter who's watching, Lezak drafting Bernard, Masters swimmers blowing out B70's... I'm glad that swim meets are amusing, and don't want them to change a bit.
The pro football players who workout in the pool seem to change on the deck without any towel at all. I got a full frontal at Swim Atlanta the other day. I'm not complaining.
True dat on the amusement part. And what may have seemed catastrophic in the past (my first 200 fly in 14 years), is now something I do look back on in amusement.
Heck, my current 200 LCM fly could possibly be amusing to many. What the heck is so bad about being amused?
Now something that was amusing to me today - practicing SDK at the gym pool (20x25 SDK no breathers w/ fins), I ALWAYS get people asking me if I'm a scuba diver! Suddenly, I've got a bunch of people in surrounding lanes trying to do what I was doing. Was pretty fun actually. . .
