Le Tour de Pool

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:17:35 GMT

I got my shirt today:-D...and what did it teach me? I have a ton of swimming to get going on!

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FlyQueen — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 03:21:58 GMT

Do them all at state Carrie ... :rofl: :rofl: I'd buy you a beer after on Saturday if you do it ...

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aquaFeisty — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:51:18 GMT

Our shirts just showed up in the mail today!!! They are very cool! What kind of marker are folks using for the 'check-offs'? I was going to use a Sharpie. Good idea? Oh and I like how they divided up the events into Sprint Stages, Time Trials, and Mountain Stages (2fly, 4IM, and 1000 and mile). Right now my Mountain Stages has no checks!!!

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Former Member — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:19:14 GMT

Wah. I want my shirt:-D I ordered mine a month or so ago...hopefully it comes soon:-D

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swimshark — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:37:25 GMT

I got my shirt today!! I promtly checked off all 6 events I have competed in so far this year, 50 and 200 ***, 500 free, 100, 200 and 400 IM. I am looking forward to checking off more :) Alison

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Former Member — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:28:27 GMT

Thanks. Unfortunatly I signed up for some silly teaching certification test months ago, and it falls on the 14th...so I can not go...although I have not heard from the test which I was told I would, so I will check on that tomorrow, and if I am actually not signed up...maybe just maybe I will be (that is if it isn't too late to sign up?) Cool, I am from Pine Bush--which is down an hour and a half south of the capital region, but I have my own apartment here in Albany year round for school and such.

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Muppet — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:18:55 GMT

BUMP! :) Has anyone received their "Tour de Pool" shirts yet? Beth, I haven't signed up for it, but I have seen it modeled on a fellow poster in the Chicago area. To protect the innocent, she modeled it quite nicely! :wiggle: It is a pretty cool-looking shirt and having seen it definetely made me want to sign up just to get the shirt!

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Former Member — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:37:47 GMT

Yes I did meet both muppet and mollie. Muppet's self-description (straight afro) was very helpful in picking him out. Mollie and myself swam a lot of the same events, and were in the same heat for the 100im:-). As for how I did...Saturday was okay, my times were kinda off and I was thinking...darn...so much for showing up my coach...but I hadn't gotten much sleep and that morning we had learned about a death of a close family friend so I guess it must have been those combined factors because Sunday I did my best times of the season--several years. So I was very happy.

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swimshark — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:14:57 GMT

Morgan, good for you for doing some of your best times. Sorry to hear about the death of a friend. Will you be heading down here for Zones? By the way, I grew up in Scotia. Alison PS No, I haven't gotten my TDP shirt yet, either. I sent in for it late in mid-Feb so I expect it soon.

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swimr4life — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:03:39 GMT

BUMP! :) Has anyone received their "Tour de Pool" shirts yet?

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swimshark — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:47:04 GMT

Are you going to the one in Maryland? No. Not this year, maybe next. I decided to go to one a bit closer to home (30 min vs 90 min). How did you do? did you get to meet Muppet and Mollie? Alison

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swimr4life — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:33:14 GMT

I'm eagerly awaiting the delivery of my shirt! I sent off for it around the middle of February and haven't received it yet. Has anyone else received theirs?...just curious.:dunno:

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Former Member — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:35:32 GMT

I would love to go back for a meet but with a 22 month old at home, it's not too practical. I will be back in Oregon for Nationals, though :) Good luck with your meet. Enjoy those 50's. I am so not a sprinter. I think doing the 100 free at every meet is a great idea! I have a meet on March 4th. I'm doing the 400 IM, 100 IM and 500 free. Just shoot me now! Alison Are you going to the one in Maryland?

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Former Member — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:25:25 GMT

I have several t-shirts. The ones that get the most replies from peole are the check-off challenges from the years and the Baddaginnie Monster post held in August. Both the check-off t-hirts and the Baddaginnie t-shirts are ussually excelent designs. Also, how many peole can say the participated in an event in Australia and have never gone there.

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swimshark — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:35:37 GMT

Carrie, I look forward to meeting you in Oregon and swaping toddler stories (mine turns 2 one month from today!) Good luck at the meet. I hope you can cool down between events. Alison

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aquaFeisty — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:35:19 GMT

Heather, Supposedly the meet is REALLY small... ie., they extended the mail-in entry deadline from last Monday to today to attempt to entice more people to enter. It's entirely possible that I won't even be able to swim down, but will have to huff and puff behind the blocks waiting for my next race!!! 'Tis ok... the pain will be brief! :) I expect to see some kickass swims from you! Alison, My hubby and I are planning to go to Nats in Oregon next year. I've never ever been to Oregon and am really looking forward to it! Hopefully I'll meet you there and we can compare toddler stories (I have a 20 month old...) Good luck with your (infinitely painful sounding) meet next weekend! :D Carrie

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FlyQueen — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:11:02 GMT

Michelle and Alison, I envy you your fun IM meets! Alison, are you going to go back to Oregon just to do the meet in March? This weekend I am swimming all 4 50's and the 100 free. I'd have done the 100 IM instead of the 100 free except: 1. I've committed to doing the 100 free at all meets this year, and 2. If I did the 100 IM, I'd be doing 5 events back-to-back. That would just be nutty. Rich, I am right there with you re: backstroke... So so difficult. I'm concerned about the start, the turn, the finish... the lane lines in between the start, turn and finish... :D Good luck with your 100 IM's! Carrie, I really think I might have to buy you lunch if you are actually able to do all 4 50s this weekend AND then do the 100 free in under 1:30 ... I'd be puking for sure ... I can't wait to watch ... the swimming not the puking!

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swimshark — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:39:39 GMT

Michelle and Alison, I envy you your fun IM meets! Alison, are you going to go back to Oregon just to do the meet in March? ! I would love to go back for a meet but with a 22 month old at home, it's not too practical. I will be back in Oregon for Nationals, though :) Good luck with your meet. Enjoy those 50's. I am so not a sprinter. I think doing the 100 free at every meet is a great idea! I have a meet on March 4th. I'm doing the 400 IM, 100 IM and 500 free. Just shoot me now! Alison

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:29:14 GMT

Carrie, my team in Oregon does that type of meet each year (this year March 18th). We call it the Pentathlon. It is a very popular meet. The only difference is we don't offer any events outside of the 4 stroke and IM ones. I had to learn to do a backstroke start just to compete. It was good for a laugh, I'm sure. Alison Haha I'm doing 50 fly and the 100 IM in 2 meets in the next few weeks. Fly is tough but compared to back...holy cow. I feel like I need to hold a sign up before I swim these events which says: "I'm only doing this race because I refuse to spend money on travel and only swim 1 event per day!"

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Muppet — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:58:58 GMT

"I'm only doing this race because I refuse to spend money on travel and only swim 1 event per day!" Thats when it is time to branch out and try some new events... :dedhorse:

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swimmieAvsFan — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:38:16 GMT

psht even if im tired of sprints...you can't not do them at a meet. 50s and 100s are like my recovery events...you don't need to think about them and they're just over and done with in less than a minute. at the maryland meet in 2 weeks im doing 9events I guess in the 2 days, all 200 and under but at least I'll get diversity. morgan, you're coming to the meet at UMBC??? you'll have to find muppet (look for the guy with the stick straight 'fro!) and me (black nike suit and Terps cap), we'll be there both days too.

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:37:00 GMT

Rich, I am right there with you re: backstroke... So so difficult. I'm concerned about the start, the turn, the finish... the lane lines in between the start, turn and finish... :D Good luck with your 100 IM's! Backstroke turn just imagine the one you saw onmy *** video but much slower, and with added panic and chagrin! Oh and a dash of "What the hell was I thinking?"

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Former Member — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:52:19 GMT

morgan, you're coming to the meet at UMBC??? you'll have to find muppet (look for the guy with the stick straight 'fro!) and me (black nike suit and Terps cap), we'll be there both days too. Sweet! yeah my mom and I are coming down to Baltimore area on Friday night and I'm swimming both Saturday and Sunday. I will definatly keep an eye out for you both! I'll probably be wearing a green and black thin strap bathing suit...if I can fit into it :laugh2:

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aquaFeisty — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:21:03 GMT

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The Fortress — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:30:22 GMT

I got my wife back into swimming last year because she wanted the T-Shirt. It's a personal challenge,if you want the T-shirt and don't want to swim the 200 Fly you don't have to(but the unchecked blank check-off square will haunt you the rest of you life:thhbbb: ) Who wants to wreck a great t-shirt by putting a bunch of check marks on the back? :thhbbb: I'll just tell everyone I couldn't bear to wreck the shirts since I'm a tour de france junkie. Or I'll proudly leave a couple spaces blank in protest. I'm not so easily haunted ... I'll still sleep at night. LOL. After all, I already confessed to being a big cheater in practice. And who wants to besmirch a great shirt/event by doing a 200 butterfrog? :thhbbb: Besides, I said I'd dolphin dive the 200 fly. It was that 1650 free I wanted to kick. Distance free is evil. Yay! FAF Sistas! Beth, now that you're doing back and ***, you'll kick my butt in that sprint quadrathlon! Allen: Is your wife a breaststroker too? Or does she do some seemly stroke? Morgan: A sprint version could be a sprint quadrathlon, which is all four 50s. Or, you could also do 50s, 100s and the 100 IM. But I thought you were tired of sprints?