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."
Not sure what the Main Idea (or Author's Message) of this thread is, so I'll throw in my :2cents: :
Fortunately, all the Masters coaches I talked to when I sought out workouts made a point of saying I didn't have to be fast or good or a "master" of anything. That was helpful. And they've all taken special care with the not-so-good and not-so-fast.
Recently I started weights and horrible equipment the Fortress's way: walked into the gym, said "What's this for?" and got some ideas.
Life is way too short to be intimidated into not trying something. At least once you're past the teen years and ruthless peers.
:D
Not sure what the Main Idea (or Author's Message) of this thread is, so I'll throw in my :2cents: :
Fortunately, all the Masters coaches I talked to when I sought out workouts made a point of saying I didn't have to be fast or good or a "master" of anything. That was helpful. And they've all taken special care with the not-so-good and not-so-fast.
Recently I started weights and horrible equipment the Fortress's way: walked into the gym, said "What's this for?" and got some ideas.
Life is way too short to be intimidated into not trying something. At least once you're past the teen years and ruthless peers.
:D
