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."
I've visited and trained with a lot of USMS teams and have never come across one with a 4 hour workout.
The only time of seen this even after swimming with dozens of teams all over the US is the New Years 100 x 100's. The exception being the multisport crown that "bricks" after a swim workout....
And I beg to differ on the doubles Geek, I know of a fair amount of Masters swimmers/Triathletes doing 2 swim workouts a day. Certainly not even remotely the majority but a fair amount.
I've visited and trained with a lot of USMS teams and have never come across one with a 4 hour workout.
The only time of seen this even after swimming with dozens of teams all over the US is the New Years 100 x 100's. The exception being the multisport crown that "bricks" after a swim workout....
And I beg to differ on the doubles Geek, I know of a fair amount of Masters swimmers/Triathletes doing 2 swim workouts a day. Certainly not even remotely the majority but a fair amount.
