I did it!!!!

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Former Member — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:58:22 GMT

as long as you can get the notion of winning to beating your previous best then you'll be fine. I'll work on that! :) Having a mother who was a high level gymnast is a little intimidating....but hey, it is never to late to start competing in swimming, right? I also had a thought, this competition I did on Sunday was the very first type of a competition where I didn't need to win! It felt great to do something without any pressure, being a professional musician I went through a lot of contests and hated the pressure to win or to move up in ratings because I HAD to not because I wanted to.... Anyway, enough of my crazy thoughts, better go swim! Thanks for listening! :notworthy:

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Former Member — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:07:46 GMT

I guess it's my upbringing, the idea was if you are doing something only do that to win, and win big, otherwise don't even bother. I have to work on myself to get over that mindset....:frustrated: Sad, ha? as long as you can get the notion of winning to beating your previous best then you'll be fine. Sometimes you can beat all the others, but you should worry too much on that.

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Former Member — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:02:59 GMT

aquaFeisty - thanks for the info!!! FlyQueen - you are right! I am getting addicted to this whole competition thing. The thing is though, I know that I am not ever going to be an Olympic swimmer and sometimes I think what's the point? You know I could always spend money on something else instead of paying for private swim lessons, but at the same time, it is so much fun.... I guess it's my upbringing, the idea was if you are doing something only do that to win, and win big, otherwise don't even bother. I have to work on myself to get over that mindset....:frustrated: Sad, ha?

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FlyQueen — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:06:12 GMT

Congrats, isn't it addicting? Welcome to the club, you'll LOVE it!

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aquaFeisty — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:22:40 GMT

Catherine, First, congrats on your first meet!!!! Second, you can enter up to 3 events at Nationals without making any cuts. You should give it a try, since it is close to home for you this year! I have been to 3 Nationals before and they are a blast! You get to see some really fast swims, be inspired seeing 96 year olds dive in off the blocks, and the atmosphere is a big swimming party. Think about it! :) Carrie

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:02:12 GMT

You can train yourself and swim at Masters Meets unattached. Provided you are registered with USMS. Teams allow you to swim relays--even if nothing else. :) Thank you!!!

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:53:17 GMT

Thanks guys! I think I definitely want to do it again!!!! Wish there were more meets around here! :coffee: Hey, here's a question, I don't really get anything from the Masters' team at the club where I am, if I decide not to do Masters at my club can I still compete at Masters Meets? :dunno: You can train yourself and swim at Masters Meets unattached. Provided you are registered with USMS. Teams allow you to swim relays--even if nothing else. :)

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:50:04 GMT

Thanks guys! I think I definitely want to do it again!!!! Wish there were more meets around here! :coffee: Hey, here's a question, I don't really get anything from the Masters' team at the club where I am, if I decide not to do Masters at my club can I still compete at Masters Meets? :dunno: What kind of job requires to jump out of airplanes? :eek:

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:16:41 GMT

Congratulations!!! You have more guts than me and I jump out of airplanes for a living:bow: Bill, jumping out of planes is down to a bad wiring job on your mother board--nothing to do with bravery ;) My brother did that too. :shakeshead:

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:05:45 GMT

Congratulations!!! You have more guts than me and I jump out of airplanes for a living:bow:

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:26:39 GMT

nancytris - Thank you very much!!!! My day will come I hope. And diving will be one of the challenges I too shall face!!! Of course!!! You should do a competition for sure, it's a lot of fun!!!:banana: I am so exited about swimming now that crazy thoughts of Nationals are slowly getting into my mind. Talked to my new private coach today and she said that I definitely can shave up to 15 sec!!!!! off my time by August. There's a time requirement to enter, right? I hope she is right. We'll see. :wiggle:

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:58:41 GMT

Congratulations Gerdrick! I'm so glad you swam well and had such a good time! Newmastersswimmer

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:39:44 GMT

:woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: Way to go Gerdrick.... I'm one of those I-wish-I-was-doing-this people. My day will come I hope. And diving will be one of the challenges I too shall face!!!

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knelson — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:43:19 GMT

Hey that's not a bad time at all for a 100 ***, especially for your first time. Congrats! #33 Women 30-34 100 *** 1:38.00 1:39.51 (6) 3 47.01 1:39.51 (52.50) Not exactly sure what the (6) 3 means. I'm guessing your heat and lane? The 47.01 is your split time at the 50. In other words your first 50 yards was done in 47.01 and your second 50 was done in 52.50 seconds. Split are useful to see how well you swam the race. Ideally your second 50 should only be 2-3 seconds slower than your first. You were about five second slower, which isn't bad, but something you can work on for next time.

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:27:52 GMT

coolbeans! i agree. just getting out there and doing it is the biggest accomplishment. think about all the people who don't even bother, or just wish they were. of course it is a lot of fun to start collecting some times as well, so you can have something to compare to as you visit and participate in more meets in the future.

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:17:08 GMT

Well, I did it!!!! This passed Sunday I had my first ever swim meet!!!! #33 Women 30-34 100 *** 1:38.00 1:39.51 (6) 3 47.01 1:39.51 (52.50) Thanks all for all your help! Catherine Good Job Catherine! You made the bigeest gain by actually getting up and racing! Practice your dive and those turns and watch that time come on down! Good Job!! Rich PS You're already ahead of most swimmers because you do Breaststroke!:D

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poolraat — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:42:31 GMT

Congratulations!!! You have more guts than me and I jump out of airplanes for a living:bow: Hey Bill. That shoulder problem isn't from a bad PLF is it? All The Way!

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osterber — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:02:43 GMT

#33 Women 30-34 100 *** 1:38.00 1:39.51 (6) 3 47.01 1:39.51 (52.50) That looks like a Hy-Tek Meet Manager "meet summary" report. As others have said, your final time was 1:39.51. Your first 50 was 47.01, and your second 50 was 52.50. The (6) means that you finished in 6th place in your age group (30-34), and the 3 means you scored 3 points. (Sounds like the top-8 scored points.) -Rick

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Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:13:28 GMT

Hey Bill. That shoulder problem isn't from a bad PLF is it? All The Way! Not at all. I slipped on Ice, did a dynamite PLF, and got up with a loud and thunderous AIRBORNE.:groovy: Shoulder never hit the ground. Thought it was my neck at first. That's why I don't think its torn, just pissed off at me.