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 don't have any records and probably never will, but I don't understand why they are so meaningless. Are only records set in USA Swimming meaningful? Having a masters NR or WR seems pretty impressive to me. Are recent swims by Mike Ross or Rich Abrahams or SVDL or other masters studs really meaningless? Don't they reflect excellence at a given age? Or is age 40 or 50 just intrinsically less important than age 20 or 25? To me, my current life seems far more important than the past.
Dara Torres almost won Gold at the age of 41. In other words, she was second best of all athletes(no matter what age they were).
If you look at the masters WR of the age group over 70, it is still pretty amazing.
I find a person trying to achieve his best no matter how old he is remarkable.
This guy is 81: www.youtube.com/watch
Here is a 77 year old nun who does triathlons: YouTube - 'The Iron Nun'
Her advice for a long and healthy life is "Never give up and never slow down"
I don't have any records and probably never will, but I don't understand why they are so meaningless. Are only records set in USA Swimming meaningful? Having a masters NR or WR seems pretty impressive to me. Are recent swims by Mike Ross or Rich Abrahams or SVDL or other masters studs really meaningless? Don't they reflect excellence at a given age? Or is age 40 or 50 just intrinsically less important than age 20 or 25? To me, my current life seems far more important than the past.
Dara Torres almost won Gold at the age of 41. In other words, she was second best of all athletes(no matter what age they were).
If you look at the masters WR of the age group over 70, it is still pretty amazing.
I find a person trying to achieve his best no matter how old he is remarkable.
This guy is 81: www.youtube.com/watch
Here is a 77 year old nun who does triathlons: YouTube - 'The Iron Nun'
Her advice for a long and healthy life is "Never give up and never slow down"
