Yet...... another comment on "elitism" in masters swimming. This ongoing battle of two imaginary groups....... the selfish former elite swimmers and the non elite counter parts.
Yes..... The Evil Smith and I have taken great pleasure throughout the last decade trying to secretly split USMS into these two groups. Our efforts to perpetuate this divide and fuel our intolerance for "learners" is now being undermined..... :-)
One Big Happy Family: Marcinkowski’s Masters
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"Butcher, Zerkle and others say numbers have soared because Marcinkowski has tried to strip the elitism from masters swimming, often thought to be populated with former competitive stars who have little tolerance for learners."
Runners are interesting to watch in the pool. The two sports may be great for general cross training and cardio purposes, but they never seem to translate into direct improvements from one to the other. How so many great runners can be so pathetic with a kick board is interesting..... the reverse (swimmers who run) doesn't seem quite as bad.
I think you are dead on with this. I do think that running has helped me on distance events purely from a cardio/endurance perspective. Alternatively, running turns ankles into boards which is not good for swimming. Running is also the magic bullet for weight loss and weight loss can benefit swimming.
Runners are interesting to watch in the pool. The two sports may be great for general cross training and cardio purposes, but they never seem to translate into direct improvements from one to the other. How so many great runners can be so pathetic with a kick board is interesting..... the reverse (swimmers who run) doesn't seem quite as bad.
I think you are dead on with this. I do think that running has helped me on distance events purely from a cardio/endurance perspective. Alternatively, running turns ankles into boards which is not good for swimming. Running is also the magic bullet for weight loss and weight loss can benefit swimming.
