The preliminary Top 10 listings for the 2011 short-course yards season, which ran 6/1/10 - 5/31/11, are now available. Please check for inaccuracies and email Mary Beth Windrath, the National Swims Administrator, with potential corrections BY JULY 30. You can also email me or send me a PM.
Not sure about the men, but I can certainly speak for most of the women in and near my age group; suits have less to do with top ten results; the main point is who shows up!
And that's not always easy!!!
At any one point in time, there are a few that are racing alot and racing fast; many that range from dabbling to strong swims, many that don't go to nationals, and even more that for whatever reason, just don't show up that year. But the 10 that make it are always a fast bunch!
It is always a thrill to make top ten, so congratulations to everyone who made top ten in 2011 SCY!
There's many great former swimmers retired from swimming, some have done masters & most haven't.
These folks could train for 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 months and swim remarkably well.
All they need is a reason and a nudge.
When Nats were at UT in 2008 many former UT swimmers entered the meet.
Most hadn't swum in a masters meet before or since.
Bet Auburn had an influx of War Eagles
Wonder if 2012 LCM Nats in Omaha will have a similar effect?
Not sure about the men, but I can certainly speak for most of the women in and near my age group; suits have less to do with top ten results; the main point is who shows up!
And that's not always easy!!!
At any one point in time, there are a few that are racing alot and racing fast; many that range from dabbling to strong swims, many that don't go to nationals, and even more that for whatever reason, just don't show up that year. But the 10 that make it are always a fast bunch!
It is always a thrill to make top ten, so congratulations to everyone who made top ten in 2011 SCY!
There's many great former swimmers retired from swimming, some have done masters & most haven't.
These folks could train for 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 months and swim remarkably well.
All they need is a reason and a nudge.
When Nats were at UT in 2008 many former UT swimmers entered the meet.
Most hadn't swum in a masters meet before or since.
Bet Auburn had an influx of War Eagles
Wonder if 2012 LCM Nats in Omaha will have a similar effect?
