What cool people

RE: What cool people

mattson — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 07:38:23 GMT

I got to meet Karen. What a nice person. :D It was after the 400 IM. She was smiling. Karen, I don't care if you had a good or bad swim, it was a 400 IM. You should have been grimacing. ;) Thanks again for the car ride. My back was really bothering me. The ride and the Walnut Creek Masters company were both welcome. I should have taken up your offer to meet Roque and Suzanne. I was counting for Laurel in the mile, in the lane next to Heim-Bowen. Saturday night, the Santos family was at the next table, at the Alcatraz. (Nadine walked over and started playing with the baby. :) )

RE: What cool people

knelson — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 02:08:29 GMT

The Race Club swimmers were great. It was obvious they had a good time at the meet. They were all happy to chat with the swimmers, have their photos taken, sign autographs, etc. Definitely a highlight of the meet to see these guys swim AND hang around the pool just like all the other competitors. Muhammad really stole the show, didn't he? Unreal. I don't think I met anyone from the board, but I did look up at the scoreboard once and see "Beza." I wonder how Ion swam? Hopefully well, because it sounds like he put in the work.

RE: What cool people

MegSmath — Tue, 27 Apr 2004 01:10:59 GMT

Originally posted by knelson I don't think I met anyone from the board, but I did look up at the scoreboard once and see "Beza." I wonder how Ion swam? Hopefully well, because it sounds like he put in the work. I made a point of watching Ion's 100 free, and I thought he swam pretty well. Decent start, turns didn't look bad (at least from up in the stands). He did glide in on the finish. I didn't know whether that was a good time for him or not. Then that evening I ran into him at my hotel, so I introduced myself to him. He was very gracious, even charming. My friend, who didn't know anything about all the turmoil on the discussion forum, thought he was very nice. Anyway, Ion said his 100 free was 1.1 seconds slower than last year, but that he was pleased with his 200. Don't know about his 1000 free, because I didn't get there till late in the 1650s on Thursday.