Who are all these people?

Mollie, I'm not a swimming parent yet. My son is only 21 months old. I swim with OCCS. I also swim with the masters team that practices at Mason's Manassas campus but I do more practicing with OCCS. I like the challenge. Muppet, I remember you from the Maryland meet in Dec. Hard to miss that hair! I'm the one wearing the Oregon stuff. Even though I live in VA, I'm still an Oregon swimmer at heart and on paper :) See you in Feb in Alexandria? Alison Alison, Yes, you will see me then. You'll see Mollie and hopefully the Fortress there too!

Alison, Yes, you will see me then. You'll see Mollie and hopefully the Fortress there too! Nope. Not me. I think that meet starts really early in the am and it's almost out to Mr. Vernon, isn't it? I have to sleep. :o I think the Albatross meet will be my next meet, but my husband wants to go on vacation then. We're negotiating dates. I recall last year that was a civilized afternoon meet. I was thinking of the Chinn meet, but I had real goggle problems there last year and it has yucky walls for backstroke starts. I also think it conflicts with JOs. Overbearing swim child trumps nice masters mommy.

Nope. Not me. I think that meet starts really early in the am and it's almost out to Mr. Vernon, isn't it? I have to sleep. :o I think the Albatross meet will be my next meet, but my husband wants to go on vacation then. We're negotiating dates. I recall last year that was a civilized afternoon meet. I was thinking of the Chinn meet, but I had real goggle problems there last year and it has yucky walls for backstroke starts. I also think it conflicts with JOs. Overbearing swim child trumps nice masters mommy. The Top Splash is just off Rte 1, prob 5 Mi south of the wilson bridge... i'm coming from further than you! Surely you can make it! :joker: Albatross is a nice meet. Thats where SwimmieAvsFan coaches!

Muppet, see you and Mollie in a few weeks. I'll be the one in the red Oregon cap sitting with the VMST people - they've adopted me. Stop by and say "hi". Fortress, you should try a morning meet, they wake you up faster :p . I'll be at the Chinn meet, too. It's too close for me to pass up (I'm in Gainesville) Alison

Nope. Not me. I think that meet starts really early in the am and it's almost out to Mr. Vernon, isn't it? I have to sleep. Try going to bed earlier.:) Some nights you're still online when I go to bed and it's 10:00 here.

Muppet, see you and Mollie in a few weeks. I'll be the one in the red Oregon cap sitting with the VMST people - they've adopted me. Stop by and say "hi". Fortress, you should try a morning meet, they wake you up faster :p . I'll be at the Chinn meet, too. It's too close for me to pass up (I'm in Gainesville) Alison: I believe you are one of those brave swimmers who get up at 5:30 am to go swimming, right? So getting up early is normal for you! I do go to morning meets, actually mostly morning meets. :agree: Our own meet in late October started at 10:00 am, warm up at 9:00. That's what I call civilized. I went to the Terrapin/Turtle Blue Moon thing too (both days) even though it was a bit of a ride. I think I saw someone in an Oregon cap there; must have been you. I'll check for you at the next meet I enter. But I see the Tropic Splash has a 7:45 am warm up and it ain't near me. So I'm passing on that one. I can't go to too many meets anyway with my kids' activities and hectic schedules. I really have to pick and choose. Floyd: I almost never go to bed before 12:30. I am a nightowl. :thhbbb: :thhbbb: My older kids are still awake at 10:00 quite often. I think the last time I went to bed at 10:00 I was probably 12. I have to have some evening chill time or I would freak out. My husband is also a bit of a night owl. If I went to bed at 10:00, he'd probably divorce me. I try not to wake up until 7:00, unless I have to drag my kid to one of those hideously early morning practices. Different strokes for different folks. :thhbbb: Muppet: Last time I checked, you were almost two decades younger than me and had three less kids on your hockey team. :thhbbb: Hockey teams keep parents very busy and wear you out. I need a lot of :coffee: in the am before I can swim. Besides, I'm not fully recovered from being a sick ogre yet. I got a ways to go ...

Floyd: I almost never go to bed before 12:30. I am a nightowl. :thhbbb: :thhbbb: My older kids are still awake at 10:00 quite often. I think the last time I went to bed at 10:00 I was probably 12. I have to have some evening chill time or I would freak out. My husband is also a bit of a night owl. If I went to bed at 10:00, he'd probably divorce me. I try not to wake up until 7:00, unless I have to drag my kid to one of those hideously early morning practices. Different strokes for different folks. :thhbbb: It would kill me to stay up that late. :snore: But I've always been an early riser. As a runner we would run at 6:00 and I had to have :coffee: first. Now I am either at the pool at 6:00 or at my office if I plan on swimming at noon. But it seems that staying up late is more common in the east. When we go to Michigan & Wisconsin to visit my wife's family everyone is up until midnight (or later) and they don't get moving until 8 or so in the morning.

Muppet, see you and Mollie in a few weeks. I'll be the one in the red Oregon cap sitting with the VMST people - they've adopted me. Stop by and say "hi". Fortress, you should try a morning meet, they wake you up faster :p . I'll be at the Chinn meet, too. It's too close for me to pass up (I'm in Gainesville) Alison ahhhh. no wonder as of late there has been a seemingly random oregon swimmer in our little local meets! :) muppet and i will come find you to say hi... Nope. Not me. I think that meet starts really early in the am and it's almost out to Mr. Vernon, isn't it? I have to sleep. :o I think the Albatross meet will be my next meet, but my husband wants to go on vacation then. We're negotiating dates. I recall last year that was a civilized afternoon meet. I was thinking of the Chinn meet, but I had real goggle problems there last year and it has yucky walls for backstroke starts. I also think it conflicts with JOs. Overbearing swim child trumps nice masters mommy. fortress, c'mon, alexandria isn't all that far from you! it's closer than either muppet or i have to drive. and heck, when i swam in PA, i drove down for the trop. splash. yay coconut relay! :joker: the albatross this year is a week earlier than it was last year... so does that help with the whole possible vacation conflict??? i want a 50 back rematch with you! i'll beat you one of these times, i hope! :D

Fortress, we are sisters! I'm a total night owl, too. I hate, loathe and despise mornings almost as much as people that :dedhorse: the point they are trying to make to death ...

OK, my turn.... Joe from Buffalo, NY. I am 31 years old and swam competitively from a very young age through college. Butterfly was my stroke. I have not even been in a pool since I left college in 1998. I am so glad I found this site. It has been a great resource for my return to competition. I am really excited about getting back into the pool. I just need to keep reminding myself to take it easy so I don't hurt my shoulders anymore than they already are. Thanks again everyone for the great advice!!!!!!!