I'm always interested in hearing about the USMS demographics, but I couldn't find any information on USMS and college swimming. I was wondering roughly what percentage of US Masters swimmers swam in college and at what level. I also wanted to hear from you where you went, when, and what you loved / hated most about college swimming.
4 years at a Div. 1 school. We were not very competitive.
Things I loved -
Team friendships
taper time
swimming faster than I ever had before
Things I hated -
High mileage training - 20,000 yards daily
walking around exhausted all the time
not being allowed to shave for 4 months at a time
swimming the same (long and hard) events at every meet
struggling to stay awake in classes
I didn't train year round - I had to work during the summer to be able to afford school.
4 years at a Div. 1 school. We were not very competitive.
Things I loved -
Team friendships
taper time
swimming faster than I ever had before
Things I hated -
High mileage training - 20,000 yards daily
walking around exhausted all the time
not being allowed to shave for 4 months at a time
swimming the same (long and hard) events at every meet
struggling to stay awake in classes
I didn't train year round - I had to work during the summer to be able to afford school.
