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.
2003 LC Nationals at Rutgers of all places. I had been having a very bad meet and unexpectedly went a 1:03 in the 100 meter free. My previous best had been 1:05.
Same thing happened in 2005 at LC Nationals when I dropped from a 33 to a 31 in the 50 meter fly. Again totally unexpected and shocking...
2003 LC Nationals at Rutgers of all places. I had been having a very bad meet and unexpectedly went a 1:03 in the 100 meter free. My previous best had been 1:05.
Same thing happened in 2005 at LC Nationals when I dropped from a 33 to a 31 in the 50 meter fly. Again totally unexpected and shocking...
