Many of the forum regulars seem to be going to Stanford, alas, others of us will not be there. Some of you that are going will access the internet while there, however briefly- why not share?
I have created this thread so you can report on the sights, sounds, swims, sunburns, socials etc. It matters not whether you be 'elite', 'newbie' or whatever, your impressions would be interesting to read. You could comment on great swims, technique, facilities, judging, the announcer, outrageous behavior of other forum participants, complaints, kudos- whatever. If you do, I at least would be grateful and if the thread garners much in the way of postings it could be a valuable archive for people to check for future Worlds. I lay down the guantlet...
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Originally posted by knelson
I swam a 9:24 in the 800 free. My goal was a 9:30, and I thought that was pretty ambitious. I got a little worried because I was ahead of my heat right from the beginning, but I just kept it up. I wasn't too far from lapping a couple guys. People probably figured I sandbagged my seed time, but I didn't, I swear :) Anyway, excellent way to get the meet started!
The facilities are impressive. Pretty incredible to put together a meet of this size but it looks like they're doing a great job, so thanks to Michael Moore and company.
My wife and I took advantage of my off day today to drive down to Monterey with a stop in Santa Cruz on the way back. Looking forward to my events tomorrow!
Great swim Kirk...I looked it up on Friday night. I was planning on heading up there to take some photo's of the regulars on here but my 7 year old daughter had her first swim meet this weekend so first things first! Anyhow, congrats on your 800 and good luck to all of you as things wrap up in Stanford.
Originally posted by knelson
I swam a 9:24 in the 800 free. My goal was a 9:30, and I thought that was pretty ambitious. I got a little worried because I was ahead of my heat right from the beginning, but I just kept it up. I wasn't too far from lapping a couple guys. People probably figured I sandbagged my seed time, but I didn't, I swear :) Anyway, excellent way to get the meet started!
The facilities are impressive. Pretty incredible to put together a meet of this size but it looks like they're doing a great job, so thanks to Michael Moore and company.
My wife and I took advantage of my off day today to drive down to Monterey with a stop in Santa Cruz on the way back. Looking forward to my events tomorrow!
Great swim Kirk...I looked it up on Friday night. I was planning on heading up there to take some photo's of the regulars on here but my 7 year old daughter had her first swim meet this weekend so first things first! Anyhow, congrats on your 800 and good luck to all of you as things wrap up in Stanford.
