Hi all,
Well, in my 20+ years of swimming, I've encountered something new. Turns out all my 2006 SCY Top 10 swims from the Auburn swim meet (wasa USMS sanctioned) do not count.
Ack! Turns out that the bulkhead/ lanes were not measured in accordance with the rules, so instead of placing 2nd, 3rd, 4th in the nation in about 7 events - I'm out of luck with no placement or I'm like 10th. They said we swam the right distance but the are tons of rules about having to measure these things before and after the meet.
Anyhoo, what would you guys tell yourself to try and stay positive on this one?! I'm moving into the dark side. I'm thinking ice cream for tonight. . . but there's gotta be something better than that . . . Drugs are legal - just kidding. However, I find it funny that that would get through the rules.
I've already spoken with Mary Beth Windrath and the meet organizer but the bottom line is no go on anyone's times for that meet. Anyway, mistakes happen. So there's no changing this.
Part of me is motivated to really train and part of me is not.
Trying hard not to whine - but I'm losing my grip! :)
Thanks!
Kristina
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Former Member
"I think I'd be damned happy to have the times, regardless of whether they made the official list or not. "
I can't argue that solid logic.
"In a race in the pool, you'd touch the wall first and that is the real key for you, right?"
Right ON! And the bigger the distance the better. Open water swims require more strategy for an obvious win as there is no "wall." It's better to swim over the slower swimmers, draft the entire swim, and then shove anyone near you out of the way right before the finish line. A good elbow to the rib or sticking a foot out work best with an out of water finish.
"(from another post of yours) After all you carried three slower swimmers on your high school team. They must be miserable "have nots" since they weren't as good as you.
You are one of them aren't you! I'm going to guess it's Danielle!
You must have privately complained about having slow teammates when you probably should have been happy to have teammates at all."
Well, in retrospect the complaining was private AND public. You're telling me there are supposed to be other people in the pool?!
"I think I'd be damned happy to have the times, regardless of whether they made the official list or not. "
I can't argue that solid logic.
"In a race in the pool, you'd touch the wall first and that is the real key for you, right?"
Right ON! And the bigger the distance the better. Open water swims require more strategy for an obvious win as there is no "wall." It's better to swim over the slower swimmers, draft the entire swim, and then shove anyone near you out of the way right before the finish line. A good elbow to the rib or sticking a foot out work best with an out of water finish.
"(from another post of yours) After all you carried three slower swimmers on your high school team. They must be miserable "have nots" since they weren't as good as you.
You are one of them aren't you! I'm going to guess it's Danielle!
You must have privately complained about having slow teammates when you probably should have been happy to have teammates at all."
Well, in retrospect the complaining was private AND public. You're telling me there are supposed to be other people in the pool?!
