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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I am loving everyone's stories - really is a great motivator. :notworthy:
I have a couple:
First one was from 1978, I swam breaststroke on the 200 medley relay, my older sister (who was a much better swimmer) swam backstroke so she touched off to me. We got 2nd at State and made All-American while setting a school record that stood for over 12 years.
Second was the next year, I swam 100 free at the high school State Meet and my goal was to break the school record held by my sister. I was having a mental block breaking it (I didn't want her to be mad), so right before I swam the race she told me to go break the record and I did. Record stood for over 5 years.
I've only recently started back to swimming and only swam in a couple Masters/Open Water events, so my most memorable races are comical (not the topics here). Stay tuned..... :wiggle:
I am loving everyone's stories - really is a great motivator. :notworthy:
I have a couple:
First one was from 1978, I swam breaststroke on the 200 medley relay, my older sister (who was a much better swimmer) swam backstroke so she touched off to me. We got 2nd at State and made All-American while setting a school record that stood for over 12 years.
Second was the next year, I swam 100 free at the high school State Meet and my goal was to break the school record held by my sister. I was having a mental block breaking it (I didn't want her to be mad), so right before I swam the race she told me to go break the record and I did. Record stood for over 5 years.
I've only recently started back to swimming and only swam in a couple Masters/Open Water events, so my most memorable races are comical (not the topics here). Stay tuned..... :wiggle:
