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?
there's bunches of reasons why former swimmers never get back into it:
+ burn out
+ swearing "I'll never wear a speedo again"
+ ego / fear of sucking
+ being so out of shape they think it's hopeless
each person has to reach threshold, they have to find the reasons and desire to get back into it
People figure out they don't have to do for life what they did when they were 10. They develop and pursue other interests.
Time is a commodity. How you spend it matters.
there's bunches of reasons why former swimmers never get back into it:
+ burn out
+ swearing "I'll never wear a speedo again"
+ ego / fear of sucking
+ being so out of shape they think it's hopeless
each person has to reach threshold, they have to find the reasons and desire to get back into it
People figure out they don't have to do for life what they did when they were 10. They develop and pursue other interests.
Time is a commodity. How you spend it matters.
