2006 Short Course National Championships

Susan van der Lippe had an amazing meet. See the "geezerJock" link for more of her good press. http://www.geezerjock.com (If you haven't signed up for their free website, this would be an easy time to do so). And how incredible is Dara Torres - less than a month after delivering her child, she swam (well) on several relays! There was a front page article in the Coral Springs newspaper on Sunday about her - great timing, since it was Mother's Day. I attended the Toyota-sponsored "Swim with Rowdy and Dara" event on Friday afternoon - some great stroke technique hints from Dara and Rowdy. I'd also second Paul Smith's congratulations to the volunteer organizers, officials, and staff at the Coral Springs facility - a really well-run meet. If only John Smith could tell an even heat from an odd heat, it would have been nearly perfect. And I finally got to thank Gary Hall (Sr) for his long-forgotten (by him), forever remembered (by me) encouragements when I was a gawky 13 year old. Now that I'm a gawky 46 year old, it was still a thrill to talk to him. He was at the meet promoting Gary Hall Jr's Race Club. He also tried to psych me up by giving me some secret super-oxygenating liquid that he was carrying in an unmarked clear container. The guy is an MD, and a 3-time Olympian, so I figured it would probably work. Unfortunately, I think I got the Brown Acid instead of the Owlsley Acid, because next thing I knew, there were lizards crawling on my arms, the sky turned yellow and the sun turned blue. I'm still flashing back 5 days later. Can anyone help talk me down?

Susan van der Lippe had an amazing meet. See the "geezerJock" link for more of her good press. http://www.geezerjock.com (If you haven't signed up for their free website, this would be an easy time to do so). And how incredible is Dara Torres - less than a month after delivering her child, she swam (well) on several relays! There was a front page article in the Coral Springs newspaper on Sunday about her - great timing, since it was Mother's Day. I attended the Toyota-sponsored "Swim with Rowdy and Dara" event on Friday afternoon - some great stroke technique hints from Dara and Rowdy. I'd also second Paul Smith's congratulations to the volunteer organizers, officials, and staff at the Coral Springs facility - a really well-run meet. If only John Smith could tell an even heat from an odd heat, it would have been nearly perfect. And I finally got to thank Gary Hall (Sr) for his long-forgotten (by him), forever remembered (by me) encouragements when I was a gawky 13 year old. Now that I'm a gawky 46 year old, it was still a thrill to talk to him. He was at the meet promoting Gary Hall Jr's Race Club. He also tried to psych me up by giving me some secret super-oxygenating liquid that he was carrying in an unmarked clear container. The guy is an MD, and a 3-time Olympian, so I figured it would probably work. Unfortunately, I think I got the Brown Acid instead of the Owlsley Acid, because next thing I knew, there were lizards crawling on my arms, the sky turned yellow and the sun turned blue. I'm still flashing back 5 days later. Can anyone help talk me down?