The open water discussion has been a little boring lately so time to add some controversy. The above quote was affixed to a plaque my swimmers gave me when I retired as Head Coach of the University of Denver Masters Swim Team. Yes, they knew where I stood on the subject. Others share my view. In my day job as a stock broker I came across an article in the Wall Street Journal “Wimp or Triathlete, You Probably Like That New Wetsuit" by Kevin Helliker, published on September 24, 1999. In it were several memorable quotes on the subject. "How pathetic, says Betsy Brennan a Lake Michigan swimmer" "When I see people in wetsuits, I think: wimp." Another Chicagoan Ted Erikson, who did a double crossing of the English Channel without a wetsuit, said on the increasingly use of wetsuit by swimmers in Lake Michigan. "I ask them, 'Why don't you just get a boat? Boats have heaters.”:D
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For me,..its about HAVING FUN!!! I personally feel that if one loves to swim in the Ocean, I am 100% for them , regardless if they want to swim in a tuxedo or a bananna sling or a thong or a barrell or a birthday suit or a wetsuit.
An intresting side note,...my wife does not swim,..but loves to watch . She has commented the the body types of swimmers covers the whole spectrum,..and she likes it that swimmers are not embarressed about their bodies not being perfect.
For me,..its about HAVING FUN!!! I personally feel that if one loves to swim in the Ocean, I am 100% for them , regardless if they want to swim in a tuxedo or a bananna sling or a thong or a barrell or a birthday suit or a wetsuit.
An intresting side note,...my wife does not swim,..but loves to watch . She has commented the the body types of swimmers covers the whole spectrum,..and she likes it that swimmers are not embarressed about their bodies not being perfect.
