I feel I know many of you frequent forum contributors even though I've never actually laid eyes upon you; along these lines, I'm wondering if maybe we could arrange a Long Course Nationals get-together, perhaps raise a cup of grog so that when we correspond via this forum in the future, we'll actually be able to put a face to the words we are reading (and which I personally have found so helpful about all things swimming).
I signed up for the meet via the online registration process, incredibly easy, by the way; unless something unforeseen occurs between now and August 15th, I plan to be in Cleveland along with some of my teammates from Sewickley, PA (we'll be swimming for Allegheny Mountain Associations Masters). Anyhow, if anyone out there is up for it, perhaps we could decide upon a rendezvous spot poolside, then go out for a beer when the day's events are over.
Hope to meet some of you guys.
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Originally posted by jim thornton
Guys,
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Due to a quirk in the USMS rules, I get to swim as a 50 year old, even though I am not yet technically 50, so I am hoping to get my first ever top 10 finish in something.
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Me too, I get to swim as a 44 year old, still in the age group of 40 to 44 for now, even though I will be 43 year old during the meet.
It is one funny FINA rule, while most of the FINA rules are sound.
When USMS changed to FINA rules for determining ages in 1999, I jumped from competing in the summer of 1998 as a 39 year old, to competing in the summer of 1999 as a 41 year old, thus I skipped one year.
Originally posted by jim thornton
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I suspect it might make sense to have our goblets of grog later, rather than earlier, in the meet progression00maybe Friday or Saturday or even Sunday. Anyhow, I look forward greatly to meeting one and all.
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Laura, your suggestion for a beer emporium sounds great. I understand that when taken with aspirin, the thrombosis-thwarting effects of beer are quite powerful indeed.
Jim
I wonder about Friday as maybe the best, but I don't know what Ian, Matt and Jim are saying yet about this...
I should be under the banner San Diego Swim Masters, but it might be that no one is organizing it: at UCSD where I train, and where there is a bulk of fast swimmers spread over four workouts per day, I am not aware of anyone coming; in each meet, San Diego Swim Masters gets lots, lots and lots of points from the participants in Coronado, and they set last year the banner San Diego Swim Masters where I was hanging out, but they haven't contacted me this year as them coming.
I will find you Jim, and I will find Matt also.
Also I would need a ride if we go downtown, since I will be on foot, lodged 0.5 miles from pool, at 'Best Hotels and Suites'.
I wonder if Laura' suggested place has red thick beer, because by now I have already started to salivate thinking of the red thick beer's taste...
Originally posted by jim thornton
Guys,
...
Due to a quirk in the USMS rules, I get to swim as a 50 year old, even though I am not yet technically 50, so I am hoping to get my first ever top 10 finish in something.
...
Me too, I get to swim as a 44 year old, still in the age group of 40 to 44 for now, even though I will be 43 year old during the meet.
It is one funny FINA rule, while most of the FINA rules are sound.
When USMS changed to FINA rules for determining ages in 1999, I jumped from competing in the summer of 1998 as a 39 year old, to competing in the summer of 1999 as a 41 year old, thus I skipped one year.
Originally posted by jim thornton
...
I suspect it might make sense to have our goblets of grog later, rather than earlier, in the meet progression00maybe Friday or Saturday or even Sunday. Anyhow, I look forward greatly to meeting one and all.
...
Laura, your suggestion for a beer emporium sounds great. I understand that when taken with aspirin, the thrombosis-thwarting effects of beer are quite powerful indeed.
Jim
I wonder about Friday as maybe the best, but I don't know what Ian, Matt and Jim are saying yet about this...
I should be under the banner San Diego Swim Masters, but it might be that no one is organizing it: at UCSD where I train, and where there is a bulk of fast swimmers spread over four workouts per day, I am not aware of anyone coming; in each meet, San Diego Swim Masters gets lots, lots and lots of points from the participants in Coronado, and they set last year the banner San Diego Swim Masters where I was hanging out, but they haven't contacted me this year as them coming.
I will find you Jim, and I will find Matt also.
Also I would need a ride if we go downtown, since I will be on foot, lodged 0.5 miles from pool, at 'Best Hotels and Suites'.
I wonder if Laura' suggested place has red thick beer, because by now I have already started to salivate thinking of the red thick beer's taste...
