I wonder who from the people I talked to in competitions, shows up in three weeks for the Short Course Nationals in Tempe, Arizona.
Jim Thornton, maybe? After good training, maybe?
(I follow Jim's posts in this forum, even when I don't post).
Or Ian Smith? After training to the tune of 10,000 meters a week, for sprints only?
(Ian is maybe a long shot to come to Arizona, since he came to the 2002 Long Course Nationals in Cleveland because of the proximity to Montreal).
Fritz Lehman? Who trains backstroke, and tries to remember freestyle when getting on the blocks for a freestyle race?
Gail Roper? Who was having surgery after the Long Course Nationals in August 2002?
Paul Smith?
The Winner of many sprints and middle distance drop-dead races?
Laura Val? Who was saying in August 2002 "I will look forward to seeing it." regarding a promised interview of me by a magazine, interview that never materialized because I didn't hear again about it?
I will be in the 2003 Short Course Nationals in Tempe, Arizona, for the 1000 free, 100 free, 200 free and relays.
I trained for these races since last August, and I hope I will do well.
I am troubled by the quote below.
Originally posted by Matt S
Ion,
Sorry about that; I'll plead the operational tempo of the U.S. Armed Forces as my excuse.
...
Mad Matt
The reason I am troubled, is that the U.S. Armed Forces don't prevent you from:
1.) writing back to a foreign-born swimmer, me, after I wished you well at Christmas 2002;
it cannot be that you have less time than I do to write at Christmas (I bring up time after I read "...tempo..." in your quote), and it cannot be that I pose a security threat to the U.S. Armed Forces;
if you knowing me was posing any security threat to the U.S., then I couldn't live in San Diego, including working and traveling back and forth to Mexico in November 2001 and to Canada in September 2002 and March 2003;
2.) meeting swimmers in Cleveland during August 2002, including me, which you promised;
changing your mind about the promise can be done by articulating a reason, but not flaky excuses.
When you have no time or when you have confused fears -below common sense- that are misplaced on people like me, then you lose me.
I am troubled by the quote below.
Originally posted by Matt S
Ion,
Sorry about that; I'll plead the operational tempo of the U.S. Armed Forces as my excuse.
...
Mad Matt
The reason I am troubled, is that the U.S. Armed Forces don't prevent you from:
1.) writing back to a foreign-born swimmer, me, after I wished you well at Christmas 2002;
it cannot be that you have less time than I do to write at Christmas (I bring up time after I read "...tempo..." in your quote), and it cannot be that I pose a security threat to the U.S. Armed Forces;
if you knowing me was posing any security threat to the U.S., then I couldn't live in San Diego, including working and traveling back and forth to Mexico in November 2001 and to Canada in September 2002 and March 2003;
2.) meeting swimmers in Cleveland during August 2002, including me, which you promised;
changing your mind about the promise can be done by articulating a reason, but not flaky excuses.
When you have no time or when you have confused fears -below common sense- that are misplaced on people like me, then you lose me.
