Well, I did it!!!!
This passed Sunday I had my first ever swim meet!!!!
I had wonderful time at the meet, got to dive 3 times off the blocks :applaud: during practice, not so scary after I did it a couple of times! One of the coaches from some club helped me a little. That was very nice of him!
Of course when the time came to the real thing I forgot to push off with my legs and it felt more like falling in... And then I forgot what I was supposed to do after the actual :rofl: in a hurry remembered to do a pull. After that I was fine, except still was too slow on turns....
Anyway, my time for 100 *** was 1:39.51. I think it's not so bad for the first time.
For some reason my swim felt too slow, as if I was a recreational kind of swimmer not a racer....is what is called adrenalin? I am pretty sure I was going hard for today all my muscles are in pain especially my abdominals....don't know.
I LOVED the UofH pool! Oh my it was absolutely beautiful!!!!!! Well, enough bubbling!
Also, can someone please tell me what the numbers (I marked them in red) are?
#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
Former Member
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.
#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
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!
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
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.
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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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!!!
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:
