Anyone planning to attend Nationals in Omaha? If it wasn't for the venue, I would swim at SCY Nationals. You got to admit, competing in the Olympic Trials pool merely a few hours after Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps made a splash is awesome!
Hey, did anybody just see that bird drinking water out of the pool? The livestreaming camera zoomed in on this cute little bird standing at the edge of the pool, dipping his head in for some sips of water, before flying off. I hope the chlorine doesn't kill him! And, I hope he finds his way out ok... :agree:
Edit: I also hope Mr. Oster, who got rescued during his 200 backstroke race, is ok. :bighug:
Thanks Elaine! Today is the 2breast, 50 back, and 2fly. Anything could happen!*
*except any sort of record in the 2breast. I think we're all unanimous that I won't be doing that. Wait... Is there a record for highest stroke count? :rolleyes:
Great job on the 200, That Guy! Seed: 3:03.36, Final: 3:02.43. I tried to count your strokes, but the camera kept zooming in on the leader and cutting you out. :bitching: From what I could tell, your second 50 was 22 strokes and your third was 23 strokes. I could be way off; your turnover picked up as you approached the walls and it was hard to keep track when the camera didn't show you! But, if my stroke count was correct, you won't be breaking any records there for highest stroke count, because that's good! And, your pullout looked very strong and long. Way to go! :applaud:
Other Forumite news:
Congratulations to Ande for winning his age group and shaving .13 off his seed time. :applaud:
And, to That Guy for shaving .61 off his seed time and placing 3rd. :applaud:
M.I.A.: Wookiee was supposed to go up against That Guy. :badday: Wookiee, where were you?
Congratulations to King Frog, aka Allen Stark, for taking almost two seconds off his seed time in the 200 butterfly. :applaud:
Great 400 IM swim, "Guy, That" (:lmao:), too! :cheerleader:
And, he took 3+ seconds off his seed time on 200 backstroke! Way to go, That Guy!
Thanks Elaine! Today is the 2breast, 50 back, and 2fly. Anything could happen!*
*except any sort of record in the 2breast. I think we're all unanimous that I won't be doing that. Wait... Is there a record for highest stroke count? :rolleyes:
This is an amazing facility and the warmup/warmdown pool exceeded my expectations.For those of you who couldn't come ,it is ,I think ,8 50M lanes and 6 25M lanes.2 of the 25M lanes are permanent designated sprint lanes with the blocks with the"fins" so your back leg can push off on track starts.
I hate to complain about anything,but the Concession stand warrants complaint.Gold Medal Sponsorship was $175 which seemed a little steep to me so I skipped it.I don't know what food that got you,but at those prices it should be lots of Omaha steaks.I figured the concessions here would be expensive,but that we'd have good choices.What we got was a hotdog stand.After complaints they added yogurt and fruit and they already had nachos and a cheese bowl,but for the lactose intolerant among us(90% of the worlds population) our total choice of entree's was hotdogs.
Me too! I know Patrick and I still have it penciled in!
FWIW, here's what Paul Wolf reported on restaurants from Trials:
"If anyone says to go to Anthony's steakhouse, don't. Go to the Longhorn on Dodge just past 72nd."
Anyone who's been there for Trials have restaurant recommendations?
i liked Vivace (upscale italian) and Blue Fin Sushi (or something like that), both in Old Market area. the sushi place has great happy hr deal on sushi! 12th St and Harvey?Howard?:anim_coffee:
I still have it penciled in, also. I'd love to meet up with a few of you guys because it is my first Nationals and I leave for home tomorrow morning.
I went to a steak and chops place last night called Spencer's. It is located right near the arena (Dodge and 10th). Pretty nice place and not too crowded for a Friday night.
If there are people who don't want to have steaks, I'm happy to go to sushi or Italian or whatever!
Hey, Jeff, I'm soooooo happy the 200s will be seeded by time and not age. Finally, I'll get to swim an event at nationals against the fastest people in the meet, many of which are not just my age group. My only 200 of the meet is the 200 IM (top seed??!!?), but I'm excited to step up and race people from all age groups.
Now, what will it take to convince you to seed the 100 *** by time?
Jeff, I've been watching your races on livestreaming and you are having an awesome meet! Congratulations!!:applaud: It was so great to see you do so well at Olympic Trials and continue that success at Nationals. :cheerleader: After reading about your past Olympic Trials frustrations in your book, I was really pulling for you this time around. Seeing the joy on your face (the livestreaming camera zoomed in on you and Ponce) after your mixed relay won was priceless! Congratulations on your team's WORLD RECORD!
Keep having fun, Jeff! You had a great 50 breaststroke and look like you are really enjoying the experience.
Update: Way to go breaking a minute in your 100 back! I know you missed the record, but, WOW!
Cheers!
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