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."
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Our club has two evening works, one at 6 pm and another at 7 PM. Since my my kids are swimming their age group work outs during that entire time, and I'll stick it out for a double on occasion. Usually when I think of "doubles" it means doing a 90-120 minute workout at o-dark-thirty in the morning; then coming back to the pool for another 2+ hour workout around 5 in the afternoon. That's pretty rough for adults to manage that kind of schedule AND still be useful at work, home, etc. Some of our Masters have trained with the Seniors group (elite HS/college/post-grad) where that type of workout schedule is expected.
Our club has two evening works, one at 6 pm and another at 7 PM. Since my my kids are swimming their age group work outs during that entire time, and I'll stick it out for a double on occasion. Usually when I think of "doubles" it means doing a 90-120 minute workout at o-dark-thirty in the morning; then coming back to the pool for another 2+ hour workout around 5 in the afternoon. That's pretty rough for adults to manage that kind of schedule AND still be useful at work, home, etc. Some of our Masters have trained with the Seniors group (elite HS/college/post-grad) where that type of workout schedule is expected.
