Ion

I went to watch nationals in 1979 at Mission Viejo. I think this is when Tracey Caulkins was coming up. I swam at the LA Invitional as a member of a C team relay doing the breastroke in 1973 in Mission Viejo but I wasn't on Mission Viejo. I was on a team with Shriley Babashoff called Huntington Beach-Phliips 66. At that time Phillps 66 had two teams. One at Long Beach and Huntington Beach. Flip Darr a famous coach of the 1970's brokeaway from Long Beach and Phillps 66 around 1972. Anyway. Flip Darr went on to coach other teams and many good swimmers like Shirley went to Mission Viejo and others like Bruce Furness went to Long Beach. Today Huntington Beach is known as Golden West and Long Beach as Beach Swim Club. I was on several less famous teams. And finished swimming at Golden West college. Its true we are not average Joes or Josephine's. I was probably 500 or so in the 100 yard breastroke or butterfly one time in the United States. But compared to Sr national swimmers, I defintely was an average Joesphine. And my current speed doesn't put me in the top 10 in my age group 45-49. However, my swims over 20 years ago would if I could currently swim them. As for Ion ,he does well considering the mileage he puts in workouts and the fact he started late in the sport.

I went to watch nationals in 1979 at Mission Viejo. I think this is when Tracey Caulkins was coming up. I swam at the LA Invitional as a member of a C team relay doing the breastroke in 1973 in Mission Viejo but I wasn't on Mission Viejo. I was on a team with Shriley Babashoff called Huntington Beach-Phliips 66. At that time Phillps 66 had two teams. One at Long Beach and Huntington Beach. Flip Darr a famous coach of the 1970's brokeaway from Long Beach and Phillps 66 around 1972. Anyway. Flip Darr went on to coach other teams and many good swimmers like Shirley went to Mission Viejo and others like Bruce Furness went to Long Beach. Today Huntington Beach is known as Golden West and Long Beach as Beach Swim Club. I was on several less famous teams. And finished swimming at Golden West college. Its true we are not average Joes or Josephine's. I was probably 500 or so in the 100 yard breastroke or butterfly one time in the United States. But compared to Sr national swimmers, I defintely was an average Joesphine. And my current speed doesn't put me in the top 10 in my age group 45-49. However, my swims over 20 years ago would if I could currently swim them. As for Ion ,he does well considering the mileage he puts in workouts and the fact he started late in the sport.