It's been cool for me over the last few years seeing and competing against a number of guys from both my age group and collegiate days. However, when I think back to my college team, in particular, I'm struck by how many guys are NOT back swimming and competing in Masters. I realize this is probably the wrong audience to ask (since we're back in the pool), but, since for me swimming & competing go hand in hand and I love swimming, I'm still puzzled why more people don't come back to the sport and to racing?
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- Other interests (other sports, food, travel, etc etc)
- Lack of time, real or perceived (work, family, etc)
- Injuries
- Burn-out (it took me over 20 years to even consider swimming again)
- Lack of knowledge about the range of performances in masters swimming - not every former swimmer is Mike Ross, Chris Stevenson, Paul Smith-esque when returning to the pool
- Lack of interest ("been there, done that")
:2cents:
- Other interests (other sports, food, travel, etc etc)
- Lack of time, real or perceived (work, family, etc)
- Injuries
- Burn-out (it took me over 20 years to even consider swimming again)
- Lack of knowledge about the range of performances in masters swimming - not every former swimmer is Mike Ross, Chris Stevenson, Paul Smith-esque when returning to the pool
- Lack of interest ("been there, done that")
:2cents:
