2008 TYR Grand Prix Series

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Former Member — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:35:06 GMT

YES!!! Mark you got my awesome Team Hottub relay start! You rock!

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mattson — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:01:56 GMT

This is a copy of the entry I made in the Great Lakes Zone. Thanks to Mark Gill and everyone who organized the meet. That is a really nice pool. For those who weren't there, Gill did a 400 free, which is equivalent to a 2 mile open water swim for a normal person. :bolt: To procrastinate from work, I've posted a few pictures from Sunday on the ILMSA gallery.

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Michelina — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:33:57 GMT

Thanks to everyone who came and was a part of the 2008 TYR Masters Grand Prix Series. The final results from Chicago are now available along with individual summaries with splits. Congratulations to the Chicago Smelts who won the TYR Grand Prix - Chicago team competition. I look forward to seeing everyone in 2009. For more information, visit www.tyrgrandprix.com. :applaud::applaud::applaud: Thanks for a great weekend of fun and fast swims! :banana:

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Former Member — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:13:06 GMT

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Former Member — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:33:01 GMT

Results from Day One of the TYR Grand Prix - Chicago are in and the trend of fast swimming continues. Congratulations to Katherine Kohn who broke the women's 55 - 59 USMS Record in the 200 *** with a time of 3:07.49 slashing almost 5 seconds previous standard. Not to be outdone, Bryan Bateman established a new World Record in the 100 IM for men 60 - 64. His time was a 1:07.88. Complete results with splits through day one are available on the www.tyrgrandprix.com website.

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Former Member — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:58:33 GMT

TYR Grand Prix – Chicago Update # 2 Meet Program The final meet program is now posted on the www.tyrgrandprix.com website. Download a copy and bring it to the meet. For those without printers, we will post several copies around the pool and in the stands. Series High Point Award The series high point award winners will be announced at the conclusion of the meet. To be eligible for the series high point award, you must have swum in at least two of the TYR Grand Prix meets in 2008. This year, we are awarding the winners a custom TYR warm up – the Alliance Team Jacket. We will take the winners sizes at the meet and then mail the warm up to you. Stats I like statistics, especially when they show growth. This year we have 21% growth in participation with 141 swimmers. 33% of the swimmers come from outside of Illinois. The largest team is the Chicago Smelts with 14 swimmers. The second biggest is the Gray Sharks Leaning Towers YCMA with 13 participants. Swim Kentucky Masters is the largest out of state team with 8 athletes. Timeline Note the improved timeline on Saturday. Due to scratches, we will only have 4 heats of the 800 free. Sprinters, that means you have to wake up a few minutes earlier. I hope everyone has a safe trip to the pool. I look forward to seeing you all on Saturday. Mark

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Former Member — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:58:28 GMT

TYR Grand Prix – Chicago Update The entries are in and we are almost ready to swim. The estimated timeline, pysch sheet and preliminary meet program are now posted at www.tyrgrandprix.com. Please take a look at your entry and let me know if you see any mistakes. You can email me at mark.gill@usms.org. I will try to post the final meet program on Thursday night that you can download and bring to the meet. I will send out an email when the program is finalized. Distance Swimmers Wow! A third of the meet participants signed up to swim the 800 and the 1500 free. To accommodate the demand, we added one extra heat of the 1500 and two heats of the 800. Even with that, we still ended up with a waiting list. To help make sure everyone that wants to swim gets a chance, if you know you are going to scratch either of these events, please let me know in advance. We will also have positive check-in for the 800 free on Saturday and the 1500 free on Sunday. The check-in deadline will be 8:50 AM. Check-in will be located at the registration table in the pool area. Parking The parking lot located directly across from the facility on South Ellis is free on the weekends. USMS Card and Guest List In order to enter the facility, you must show your USMS card at the front desk. Please don’t leave home without it. If you are planning on bringing any non-meet participants with you, I need to put their name on the guest list. Please email me by Thursday at 10:00 PM the names of any guests that will be accompanying you. The doors will open at 7:50 AM each day. If you arrive before then, be prepared to wait outside of the facility. Brrr. UC Waiver All swimmers must sign a University of Chicago waiver before swimming in the meet. These will be available at the check-in table or you can print it off the www.tyrgrandprix.com website and bring it to the check-in table. Social Event The swimming is estimated to finish around 1:30 on Saturday. For those that would like to meet for dinner, drinks and telling complete stories about how fast you swam; we are going to meet at Leona’s on Taylor Street (1419 W. Taylor Street, Chicago 60607) at 7:30 PM. Directions will be available at the pool. Leona’s is about 8 miles from UC and located in downtown near public transportation. Support UC Swimming This meet is run as a fundraiser for the University of Chicago Swim Team. They are one of the top DIII schools in the country. Not only are they academically tough, but both the men’s and women’s teams are ranked in the top 20. Last year individuals donated money to thank the varsity swimmers for timing our meet during their exam week. We would again like to collect money to support the UC swimmers. There will be an envelope at the registration desk you can put you tax deductible gift in. Last year we raised almost $1000 for the team. I look forward to seeing everyone in Chicago on Saturday. Mark

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Former Member — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:29:12 GMT

Paul, I will have them posted within the hour. I am working on them now. Entries just closed this morning at 3:00 AM and I am still trying to contact so swimmers about their events. Mark

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Michelina — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:32:13 GMT

Yeah! I feel like we have been talking about and waiting for this meet for months. (Maybe because we have?!) I hope this week doesn't drag ... It's already Wednesday! We will be there in no time... and the Bad Girls got a nice little upgrade to First Class too! :banana:

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pwolf66 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:19:39 GMT

Well, after reviewing the timeline, this is my 99.9% guarantee that I will be scratching the 200 IM. Just not enough recovery time. Was hoping the meet would be just a tad bit longer on Sat to be able to support 4 events. Ah well. That's life. I'll see how I feel tomorrow evening.

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pwolf66 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:31:36 GMT

Mark, as usual, you are the man!!!

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pwolf66 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:25:45 GMT

PSYCH SHEETS....PSYCH SHEETS!!!! Not that I expect to swim well anyway but it would be nice to see them :banana:

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Michelina — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:55:48 GMT

Tomorrow is the deadline for Chicago! If you plan on attending, get your on-line entry done ASAP! See everyone this weekend!

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FlyQueen — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:45:38 GMT

Yeah! I feel like we have been talking about and waiting for this meet for months. (Maybe because we have?!) I hope this week doesn't drag ...

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FlyQueen — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:34:12 GMT

You're tempting me, Paul. My training partner backed out of the Reno meet and I keep looking at the entry info for this one. If my pool would just stay open for 1 more week..... Come on Floyd - JUST DO IT!

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poolraat — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:55:52 GMT

You're tempting me, Paul. My training partner backed out of the Reno meet and I keep looking at the entry info for this one. If my pool would just stay open for 1 more week..... Last chance for a cheap room in Chicago for the December Tyr Grand Prix meet. Address of the hotel is: Four Points by Sheraton Chicago O'Hare Airport 10249 West Irving Park RoadSchiller Park, Illinois 60176 Room is 2 queen beds, non-smoking Hotel has a free shuttle to and from O'Hare and the El is within easy walking distance. Rates reasonable :)

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Former Member — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:37:45 GMT

Results from today's TYR Grand Prix - Louisville are now posted at www.tyrgrandprix.com. Another stop on the Grand Prix, another FINA Masters World Record for Yoshi Oyakawa. Today, he lowered his 50 backstroke standard that was set in Indianapolis only three weeks ago posting a 35.51. Congratulations to Yoshi and everyone else on their great swims. Results and individuals summaries of each race with splits are now posted. Next stop, Chicago.

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pwolf66 — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:52:58 GMT

Last chance for a cheap room in Chicago for the December Tyr Grand Prix meet. Address of the hotel is: Four Points by Sheraton Chicago O'Hare Airport 10249 West Irving Park RoadSchiller Park, Illinois 60176 Room is 2 queen beds, non-smoking Hotel has a free shuttle to and from O'Hare and the El is within easy walking distance. Rates reasonable :)

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pwolf66 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:33:46 GMT

Crap, I see Craig's swimming. So much for trying to snag the 50 Free and 50 Fly meet records in Chicago. Doesn't he have anything better to do?

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Former Member — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:53:13 GMT

Pysch sheets, preliminary meet program and the estimated timeline are now posted at www.tyrgrandrpix.com for this weekend's TYR Grand Prix - Louisville. I look forward to seeing everyone in Louisville. Also, the online registration system for the TYR Grand Prix - Chicago is now open.

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Former Member — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:57:50 GMT

Welcome to the Discussion Forums, Avery! See you in Louisville!

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Former Member — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:54:44 GMT

I don't know about you all, but I'm pumped for the meet this weekend.

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Michelina — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:57:51 GMT

Online registration for Louisville and Chicago is now available. Go to www.tyrgrandprix.com. Thanks Mark! You da best! Good luck next weekend with your swims. See you in Chicago. :bliss:

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Former Member — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:13:31 GMT

Online registration for Louisville and Chicago is now available. Go to www.tyrgrandprix.com.

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tjrpatt — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:07:55 GMT

Online registration for Louisville and Chicago is now available. Go to www.tyrgrandprix.com. I can't afford to travel from Philly to Louisville and Chicago this year. I am able to do the VA Beach meet on Saturday, the East Meadow Meet in LI, NY on Nov. 23 and SCM Zones because they are at Rutgers. This is always next year to be a jet set Masters swimmer.