2012 2011 USA Swimming Grand Prix Meets

Somebody double check if I seeing this right - I think Lisa Blackburn, 40 yrs old, just made OT's in the 100 *** prelims. That is a tremendous swim, but since she is from Bermuda, I don't think she'll be swimming in Omaha. Perhaps London though? www.caribbeansportsnetwork.com/.../11321-bermudian-swimmer-blackburn-sets-world-record

Eagerly looking forward to these results. Thanks Ande. you're welcome this is a "train through" meet for most, so times should be decent but not great & folks should be faster at meets like: 2012 SANTA CLARA INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIX May 31 - June 3 Longhorn Aquatics Elite Invite June 1 - 3, 2012 Meet Information - Invite Only Senior Circuit III LC Meet Texas A&M Aggie Swim Club May 18 - 20 Senior Circuit IV LC Meet Mansfield ISD Natatorium June 7 - 10 & definitely Olympic Trials June 25 - July 2 btw Have you ever seen this vid? you might enjoy it watch lane 7 (2nd from the bottom of the screen) Men 50 Meters Backstroke (final A) Texas Circuit #3, Austin Hook Em

Lochte swims this weekend 200 IM 400 IM 100 BK 200 BK 100 FR 200 FR 400 FR

Soni just threw down the fastest time in the world this year. She and Hardy were pretty even at the 50 in 31-low each, but then Soni just ran away with it. Event 5 Women 100 LC Meter Breaststroke ================================================================== Name Age Team Prelims Finals ================================================================== === A - Final === 1 Rebecca Soni 25 Trojan Swim Club 1:07.42 1:05.85 2 Jessica Hardy 25 Trojan Swim Club 1:08.27 1:07.52 3 Micah Lawrence 21 SwimMAC Carolina 1:08.21 1:08.06 4 Rebecca Ejdervik 24 Gold Medal 1:10.62 1:09.46 5 Caitlin Leverenz 21 Una CAL 1:10.14 1:09.84 6 Annie Zhu 17 North Baltimore 1:11.15 1:10.58 7 Corrie Clark 30 Una NLAC 1:11.80 1:12.21 8 *Lisa Blackburn 40 T2 Aquatics 1:11.70 1:13.18

The meet was very exciting today. The finals tonight were action packed. Lots of great swimming. Berens looks tough in the 200 free.

The FINA B standard for the women's 100 *** is 1:10.89. I don't see her listed in the results for Shanghai 2011, which is required if you want to go as a 'Universailty' (ie. no qualifying time standard) pick, but given how many big name countries aren't sending athletes with only B standards this time, I'd guess if that she can get a B time, she'd get an Olympic invite.

Somebody double check if I seeing this right - I think Lisa Blackburn, 40 yrs old, just made OT's in the 100 *** prelims.

Longhorn Aquatics Elite Invite June 1 - 3, 2012 Meet Information - Invite Only Bob Bowman tweeted a while back that Phelps would be going to this meet. Incidentally, this meet falls on the same weekend as the Santa Clara meet. It's kind of disappointing for all us West Coast swim fans who were hoping to see Phelps swim one last time on his "farewell tour." Especially so since Phelps was just in Austin earlier this year.

Berens at 1:47 here, and Dana Vollmer swimming the 200 free regularly the Grand Prix season seem to make the US 4x200 relays more promising come London.

Somebody double check if I seeing this right - I think Lisa Blackburn, 40 yrs old, just made OT's in the 100 *** prelims. wow! 1:11.7 1:12 is qualifying