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.
Apologies... I couldn't resist...
Shark repellent needed for pool use says swimmer
An Olympic medal winning swimmer whose name is being withheld by police pending notification of family and friends reported that immediately upon entering a pool during a local masters' workout, he was attacked and his back bitten as a woman on the deck screamed 'DIE, DIE, DIE!"
The woman claimed, however, that she'd just been trying to get the attention of a friend named "Di" who had just entered the pool area. "It was pretty noisy," the woman said. "I was sure she couldn't hear me."
But the swimmer was adamant about what he experienced. "I was terrified," he said. "I felt a bump as soon as I dove in, and suddenly there was a feeding frenzy. I'm lucky. I needed stitches, but I'll recover. Even so, I'll be taking this all the way to the Supreme Court for sheer mental anguish!"
Attorney M.R. Negative has promised to represent the swimmer. "These people are turning into a pack of triathletes. We have to take action or it won't be safe anymore to go back into the water!"
However, police reports indicated that what initially appeared to be a shark or a triathlete ("I saw fins, I swear I did!" said the swimmer) turned out to someone wearing a Jager suit. A rip in the suit fabric revealed that the attacker was human, although M.R. Negative contends, "just barely human. These people eat their young."
Onlookers, however, downplay the incident.
One observer who asked not to be identified said that the swimmer was laughing.
"He didn't need stitches. He was IN stitches," the observer said, citing the swimmer's apparent amusement at the situation. She also noted that the alleged attacker was in fact the victim.
"You'd go after someone who ripped your suit," she said. "It was self-defense! You don't know who's going to try to ban your swimsuit these days!"
Apologies... I couldn't resist...
Shark repellent needed for pool use says swimmer
An Olympic medal winning swimmer whose name is being withheld by police pending notification of family and friends reported that immediately upon entering a pool during a local masters' workout, he was attacked and his back bitten as a woman on the deck screamed 'DIE, DIE, DIE!"
The woman claimed, however, that she'd just been trying to get the attention of a friend named "Di" who had just entered the pool area. "It was pretty noisy," the woman said. "I was sure she couldn't hear me."
But the swimmer was adamant about what he experienced. "I was terrified," he said. "I felt a bump as soon as I dove in, and suddenly there was a feeding frenzy. I'm lucky. I needed stitches, but I'll recover. Even so, I'll be taking this all the way to the Supreme Court for sheer mental anguish!"
Attorney M.R. Negative has promised to represent the swimmer. "These people are turning into a pack of triathletes. We have to take action or it won't be safe anymore to go back into the water!"
However, police reports indicated that what initially appeared to be a shark or a triathlete ("I saw fins, I swear I did!" said the swimmer) turned out to someone wearing a Jager suit. A rip in the suit fabric revealed that the attacker was human, although M.R. Negative contends, "just barely human. These people eat their young."
Onlookers, however, downplay the incident.
One observer who asked not to be identified said that the swimmer was laughing.
"He didn't need stitches. He was IN stitches," the observer said, citing the swimmer's apparent amusement at the situation. She also noted that the alleged attacker was in fact the victim.
"You'd go after someone who ripped your suit," she said. "It was self-defense! You don't know who's going to try to ban your swimsuit these days!"
