M 50-54 100 Free
4 Gaines, Ambrose 50 UNAT 49.50
Um, excuse me Mr. Gaines? 49.50 when you just SMASHED the National mark by over a second? Sandbagger, get thee behind me :afraid:. Tho there's ZERO chance of that. :applaud:
Not a huge meet in terms of total numbers, but it looks like it will be fast--at least in my age group. I see Josh Davis is entered again.
Once again I'm seeded ninth overall in the 1650 so will be relegated to the penultimate heat unless someone scratches. I tend to swim my own race, so no biggie. In any event I see lots of familiar names in my heat who will be fast including Kurt Dickson.
I also just noticed neither John nor Paul Smith are entered.
Not a huge meet in terms of total numbers, but it looks like it will be fast--at least in my age group. I see Josh Davis is entered again.
Once again I'm seeded ninth overall in the 1650 so will be relegated to the penultimate heat unless someone scratches. I tend to swim my own race, so no biggie. In any event I see lots of familiar names in my heat who will be fast including Kurt Dickson.
I also just noticed neither John nor Paul Smith are entered.
I thought Paul said he was going ...
In my age group, it can't even compare to last year at Austin. Last year was much faster and more competitive.
... In any event I see lots of familiar names in my heat who will be fast including Kurt Dickson.
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Kurt's in shape and was 4:49 and 10:04 in the 500 / 1000 at the Arizona State meet a few weeks again. I suspect he'll have a very nice mile. Hope you're swimming next to him.
I've also got a 9th seed in the 400 IM and trying to decide if I'd rather have some scratch or not. On the one hand, I tend not to pay much attention to people until the freestyle so lane 4 in the next to fastest heat is not bad; on the other hand, my goal time has me racing with the top seeds. Interestingly, last year in Austin, I was seeded 7th with a slower time; so, at least this event is faster / deeper than last.
I thought Paul said he was going ...
In my age group, it can't even compare to last year at Austin. Last year was much faster and more competitive.
Yeah, my age group is also pretty soft compared to the last two years.
Jim M: Sorry to bother again about the psych sheet, but are you still thinking it might be posted this week? I'm assuming it would be added to the menu on the left side of the main event page of the USMS website.
Gordon, I'm sure it will be on the "nationals" page at
www.usms.org/.../nationals.php
You can see how it was listed for previous nationals. If past years are any indication, the link will be
www.usms.org/.../
