I'm sure each of us has one race (or maybe more) that has some special :groovy: :applaud: :wave: :banana: :laugh2:
meaning to us and it could be for any one of many reasons. (I'm not talking about embarrassing moments; this has been addressed elsewhere.)
I'm talking about swims/races, some moments of which live with incredible clarity and details in our memories and minds (in colour -or B&W, with sounds and possibly smells -chlorine, of course.)
I won't tell about mine (I have three about which I'm very proud) for a while. Not until regulars have told their stories and some would-be-posters (a.k.a. lurkers) have also shared.
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(Masters swim): Probably at Michigan State Champs a couple years ago... I was 6 weeks pregnant and just starting to get morning sickness - and I took 5 seconds off of my 100 back. I was in an outside lane - and I could remember, how the heck am I beating the girl next to me? All of my other swims were AWFUL, so it was just a little confusing. I felt strong and I hit all my turns... when I looked up at the scoreboard - my mouth dropped, I looked up at my husband in the stands and I gave him a big wave - hee!
(Masters swim): Probably at Michigan State Champs a couple years ago... I was 6 weeks pregnant and just starting to get morning sickness - and I took 5 seconds off of my 100 back. I was in an outside lane - and I could remember, how the heck am I beating the girl next to me? All of my other swims were AWFUL, so it was just a little confusing. I felt strong and I hit all my turns... when I looked up at the scoreboard - my mouth dropped, I looked up at my husband in the stands and I gave him a big wave - hee!
