Some Aging Competitors Call High-Tech Swimsuits Dirty Pool
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Wall Street Journal article: online.wsj.com/.../SB125721159786824325.html
Michael Mann of Centennial, Colo., flew past his opponents, swaddled shoulder-to-ankle in a black neoprene bodysuit. Mr. Mann, 55, won the 400-meter individual medley race and set a world record for his age group, 55 to 59. Mr. Mann set new world marks in the 200-, 400- and 800-meter freestyle while Mr. Evans steamed.
I have seen countless references in newspapers and magazines to "ex-Olympians". Are all the journalists and editors wrong? Ex-Olympian has no negative meaning, it just means someone that competed in the Olympics in the past (which is quite an accomplishment). How exactly should someone refer to an person that formerly competed in the Olympics? Should you always call them an Olympian and designate the Olympics/year/event/placing (medals)? Please help me with the proper way to reference a person that formerly competed in the Olympics for future posts so I can avoid offending anyone since there are a handful of forumites that are "Olympians". I do sincerely apologize to anyone that was offended by my thoughtless references to "ex-Olympian", but I was more concerned about proper tense at the time and didn't want to confuse anyone that Michael Mann beat a current Olympian by a minute and 9 seconds in a 400IM.
Tim
Tim:
Gail Roper explains this best in the 5th post of the link below on Olympian Masters, like a doctor's degree.
Olympian Masters ? - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums
I have seen countless references in newspapers and magazines to "ex-Olympians". Are all the journalists and editors wrong? Ex-Olympian has no negative meaning, it just means someone that competed in the Olympics in the past (which is quite an accomplishment). How exactly should someone refer to an person that formerly competed in the Olympics? Should you always call them an Olympian and designate the Olympics/year/event/placing (medals)? Please help me with the proper way to reference a person that formerly competed in the Olympics for future posts so I can avoid offending anyone since there are a handful of forumites that are "Olympians". I do sincerely apologize to anyone that was offended by my thoughtless references to "ex-Olympian", but I was more concerned about proper tense at the time and didn't want to confuse anyone that Michael Mann beat a current Olympian by a minute and 9 seconds in a 400IM.
Tim
Tim:
Gail Roper explains this best in the 5th post of the link below on Olympian Masters, like a doctor's degree.
Olympian Masters ? - U.S. Masters Swimming Discussion Forums
