Where'd you go to school?

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Former Member — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:50:20 GMT

The Citadel (Charleston SC) Class of '84 BS Bus Admin No swim Team Commissioned Regular Army Troy State (Troy AL) '95 MSM Quantitative Analysis (No time to swim)

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Frosty — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:50:21 GMT

US Naval Academy '85-'89 Swam all 4 years in the Black Lanes (distance swimmers rule). Thank you Coach Lawrence for keeping me on the team! Graduated and took my commision in the Marine Corps. Beat Army! I'm Annapolis Class of '90. Took the job of swim team manager after blowing out my knees running. Got inspired by certain distance swimmers (and flight school classmates) to actually jump into the water.

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mattson — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:49:54 GMT

Brown unveiled a state of the art pool in 1973 that hosted the NCAA's a couple of years later. The pool complex had a beautiful wooden roof/ceiling. Last year the entire complex had to be torn out as no dehumidification system was built into the complex. Did not know that... guess I should be paying more attention to the alumni mails. :doh: Don't know if it was still there, but there used to be a painting of a cartoonish bear churning water on the far wall. A Harvard student was inspired to draw it for the newspaper after a particular water polo match ("Bruins Swim Over Harvard") and did such a good job that it became the official Brown swimming and water polo t-shirt design. I was impressed by the Yale pool. With the intense spotlight and dark colliseum seats, it seemed like a place for a secret Tribunal to make judgements.

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Former Member — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:08:02 GMT

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Former Member — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:10:24 GMT

Swam a year at Citrus College in So Cal.....had a scholarship for Nebraska through my Aunt and Uncle (Long story) turned it down and joined the Army, and as Robert Frost so aptly put it...... THE ROAD NOT TAKEN Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

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Donna — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:12:02 GMT

Why are they getting rid of the bubble? I'm curious because I swim under a bubble in the winter. Anna Lea During the summer months the air temperature was well over 105 degrees in the pool room by noon. They had to close the pool every afternoon and evening. If you only have to deal with the bubble in the winter you should be fine.

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Former Member — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:07:12 GMT

Columbia University in the late '70s. Received a B.A. in English. Swam all four years at Columbia. Competed in the aforementioned Dartmouth and Brown pools, too. University of Texas at Austin from '79 to '81. Spent a year in graduate school studying Journalism, ended up going back undergrad and getting a B.A. in Computer Science. Swam for a year for Paul Bergen and Eddie Reese in a failed attempt to qualify for the 1980 Olympic Trials.

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Former Member — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:19:29 GMT

THE Ohio State University. Swam as a walk-on in 1973-74. Was honored to have the likes of Olympians John Kinsella and Mike Stamm of IU swim past me like I was using a kickboard. Big transformation going from a High School team that did 3000 or so yards to doing 12k – 15k daily as a distance swimmer at OSU. Daily routine….. Get up….eat…swim….eat…sleep….eat….swim…eat…sleep…. repeat…. You'll notice I didn’t mention going to class much…..:rofl: Anyone know if the old natatorium is still there, or was it torn down for the new one? GO BUCKS…..

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Former Member — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:17:25 GMT

Swam in my first college meet when I was 15 and still a junior in HS. Bob Horn was coaching at Cerritos JC and let me swim unofficially in the outside lane against Peter Daland's mighty USC Trojans. I actually managed to beat a couple guys. Swam and played polo at San Diego State four years starting in the fall of '63. Had a lot of fun. Our workouts were open to some of the local high school stars and even some older guys. Dr. Ransom Arthur was a regular, found out later he was one of the founders of masters swimming. Also our water polo coach, Bill Phillips, who later became a standout masters swimmer was usually in the mix. We did lots of speed work, never more than about 3500 yards/day. We managed to win the NCAA Div II title twice, but partying was where we really made our mark.

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Former Member — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:14:26 GMT

University of California, Berkeley: 1982-86

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Former Member — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:09:36 GMT

Auburn --- mid 80's--- swam all four years. We weren't quite so fast then. David Marsh was an assistant coach. So you'll know my buddy Per Johannson?!

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slknight — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:00:00 GMT

US Naval Academy '85-'89 Swam all 4 years in the Black Lanes (distance swimmers rule). Thank you Coach Lawrence for keeping me on the team! When I swam USS in highschool, a teammate and I trained two or three times with the men's Navy team so we could get some long-course in before Olympic Trials. This was fall of 87, I think. I remember them putting me in the distance lane and all of them making me lead some set of 3 800s. I was 17 and scared out of my mind! I was probably in your lane.

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Former Member — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:38:04 GMT

George Mason. Swam in H.S. but not college (no team or pool at GMU when I was there).

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Former Member — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:59:41 GMT

Here in Savannah we are having the roof replaced, the old bubble is gone and a wooden roof is being installed... Why are they getting rid of the bubble? I'm curious because I swim under a bubble in the winter. Anna Lea

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Former Member — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:40:51 GMT

NJ Inst of Tech. BSME '81 I didn't swim much but I took a Red Cross LifeSaving Class that was offered. I was doing nicely rescuing people, doing first aid and CPR and I passed all the parts until the end when we had to swim something like 200 yards. Nobody told me about that part. It turned out I couldn't swim more than a couple of pool lengths. Who knew? They started a diving team and I tried out for it but didn't make it. There was absolutely no instruction or drills. The practices consisted of the coach telling us to do some kind of dive. You either knew how to do it or figured it out. Eventually some guys did. I didn't.

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gobears — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:48:29 GMT

Cal '84-'88. And we trained at Hearst Gymnasium's pool on occasion (33 1/3 yards). Tiny lanes and a really dark bottom. Made for interesting practices to say the least :-) Go Bears!

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funkyfish — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:20:38 GMT

Undergraduate at Oklahoma State, graduate at Arizona State. OSU didn't have a swim team when I went, their football was too important (even if they had graduates majoring in football who couldn't read), and by the time I went to ASU I ran out my eligibility, even though I hadn't played in any sports. Majored in graphic design and printmaking. 'nother smilie :party2:

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swimpastor — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:54:55 GMT

Terry: "Now that we are in agreement that Dartmouth is a great place..." I went to Brown. One of my most vivid memories of my college years is going to a Brown vs. Dartmouth hockey game in Hanover. Between the game's periods, the fine young gentlemen of the Dartmouth fraternities would reach over the glass as the zamboni went by to scoop up ice shaved from the rink which they would then fashion into ice balls that they subsequently used to pelt the Brown Marching Band (skating band actually) as it skated onto the ice to perform. Being in that band was treacherous! Brown unveiled a state of the art pool in 1973 that hosted the NCAA's a couple of years later. The pool complex had a beautiful wooden roof/ceiling. Last year the entire complex had to be torn out as no dehumidification system was built into the complex. As such, thirty years of excessive and (probably) chlorinated humidity rotted out the roof/ceiling creating a dangerous hazard. A temp pool is currently being built until a new complex can be built next year.

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Former Member — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:00:01 GMT

Attended Carnegie Mellon University, got a dual BS in electrical and computer engineering, and physics. I skipped the main swimming years of high school and college to focus more on my studies. It would have been a good experience to swim in college though, CMU has a pretty good guys team (d3), couple national champions over the last few years. I'm getting a phd now at CMU in the same field, and instead of swimming with the team, I get to swim with the coach in the lap swim times occasionally. he's an off-and-on masters swimmer himself (Matthew Kinney, competed at LCM 99 nats). I can't keep up, but I'm getting there.

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Muppet — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:59:40 GMT

Here in Savannah we are having the roof replaced, the old bubble is gone and a wooden roof is being installed. We hope to have the pool open in the next month or two. I hope we don't end up with this problem in 30 years.:doh: Good riddance bubble! Wooden roof probably won't blow off in Hurricanes during nationals either :joker:

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Donna — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:27:32 GMT

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TRYM_Swimmer — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:20:09 GMT

Terry: Brown unveiled a state of the art pool in 1973 that hosted the NCAA's a couple of years later. The pool complex had a beautiful wooden roof/ceiling. Last year the entire complex had to be torn out as no dehumidification system was built into the complex. As such, thirty years of excessive and (probably) chlorinated humidity rotted out the roof/ceiling creating a dangerous hazard. A temp pool is currently being built until a new complex can be built next year. They also had National Masters there at least once, I believe. I didn't swim, but reports were that it was a great pool. Shame about the design!!!

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Former Member — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:53:52 GMT

hey wookie---- HOW BOUT THEM GATORS!!!! I said if they won the SEC, then they deserved to play for the title.

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Former Member — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 14:57:27 GMT

hey wookie---- HOW BOUT THEM GATORS!!!!

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The Fortress — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 12:52:01 GMT

Dartmouth has ever since held a fond place in my heart. How many swimmers today can imagine such adventures? Terry: Most young swimmers will not have these adventures. They are spoiled by state-of-the-art facilities. Now that we are in agreement that Dartmouth is a great place and that anatomical factors can cause shoulder injuries, I have nothing to pick on you about except ... baseball. I see that you are a Mets fan. Judging by my alma mater and my New England heritage, you can probably guess that I am a Red Sox fan. :rofl: P.S. I used your tip about a high cycle rate for SDKs in fly today. I took more SDKs than usual. I think it worked! How's that butterfrog going?