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.
The only thing is that good about college swimming was when you lived on campus and were crawling distance from the pool. But, I was so miserable swimming that I couldn't enjoy that aspect of college swimming. Then again, it would be a nightmare to live off campus without a car and still be swimming. Ugh! I only did one year of college swimming and I was still in the Top 10 All time 200 butterfly at American U. until 2004. Gosh, I didn't even realize that until I stumbled across online in 2004.
The only thing is that good about college swimming was when you lived on campus and were crawling distance from the pool. But, I was so miserable swimming that I couldn't enjoy that aspect of college swimming. Then again, it would be a nightmare to live off campus without a car and still be swimming. Ugh! I only did one year of college swimming and I was still in the Top 10 All time 200 butterfly at American U. until 2004. Gosh, I didn't even realize that until I stumbled across online in 2004.
