Why is that Swimmer magazine never mentions 1988 Olympian Kirk Stackle in its coverage of Nationals? His name was again conspicuously absent from the list of Olympians who competed in Mesa. He won both the 100 *** and the 100 IM, by the way. Congratulations, Kirk.
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The flip-side to this is it could be pretty cool for the novices competing at Nationals to know they are competing in the same pool as some of the all-time greats in the sport.
Heck, some of us might even try to see how long we can keep up with them. That was my thinking at a meet where I was in a lane next to Chris S. We were swimming the 100 backstroke. I thought it would be cool to see how long I could keep up with him during the race. That thought changed as soon as we heard the starting beep. Chris was goooooooooooooooooooooooooone!
The flip-side to this is it could be pretty cool for the novices competing at Nationals to know they are competing in the same pool as some of the all-time greats in the sport.
Heck, some of us might even try to see how long we can keep up with them. That was my thinking at a meet where I was in a lane next to Chris S. We were swimming the 100 backstroke. I thought it would be cool to see how long I could keep up with him during the race. That thought changed as soon as we heard the starting beep. Chris was goooooooooooooooooooooooooone!
