Masters Swimmers Acting Like Triathletes

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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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  • My greatest dissapointment in this very entertaining thread is that she (Geek) somehow seems to have gotten offended by the whole thing and bailed on us...I'm suffering withdrawls from my expectation of fiery Geekism's with such low hanging fruit (the discussion Jim, not what we saw in your Borat suit) for her to attack...did Geek ever bail on an Ion diatribe? If you read public blogs, you'd know that She-Geek is on vacation working out to excess.
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  • My greatest dissapointment in this very entertaining thread is that she (Geek) somehow seems to have gotten offended by the whole thing and bailed on us...I'm suffering withdrawls from my expectation of fiery Geekism's with such low hanging fruit (the discussion Jim, not what we saw in your Borat suit) for her to attack...did Geek ever bail on an Ion diatribe? If you read public blogs, you'd know that She-Geek is on vacation working out to excess.
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