Off-the-scale Breaststroke Event!!!

RE: Off-the-scale Breaststroke Event!!!

Former Member — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:20:25 GMT

Just got an e-mail from Tom Boak, here's what he said: "It's clearly 100 ***, but I can't find the document you're looking at. Please advise." So I sent him a link and hopefully they will correct it! Cheers, Catherine

RE: Off-the-scale Breaststroke Event!!!

Former Member — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:36:12 GMT

Latest e-mail from Tom: Obviously a typo by the magazine that no one caught. I'm sure we'll get lots of questions about it. Thanks for the heads up. Tom

RE: Off-the-scale Breaststroke Event!!!

Former Member — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:25:31 GMT

Why don't you just enter the 800 (or 1500) free and do breaststroke? Actually, the first 2 1650 swims I ever did at nationals were BR. However, now that I'm able to swim freestyle I do the distance swims FR but I still feel the need for a distance event that caters to my BR. -- mel

RE: Off-the-scale Breaststroke Event!!!

WPSWIMS — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:32:22 GMT

Glad it was not the 1000 or 2000 fly!

RE: Off-the-scale Breaststroke Event!!!

Former Member — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:22:44 GMT

My only complaint with the free swimmers, when it comes to top ten times, is they get the 50 100 200 400 1000 1500 basically the same yds. I would love to swim a 400 meter *** or 500 yd ***. So when it comes to totaltop tens free swimmers have the atvantage of more possible events.

RE: Off-the-scale Breaststroke Event!!!

poolraat — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:17:47 GMT

I'm up for that event also, but I don't think they'll let us swim it. I guess if I kept on swimming after 2 lengths of the pool, someone might jump in and forcibly remove me from the venue. I should have known that something was wrong when they didn't offer the 2000 BR the next day! Why don't you just enter the 800 (or 1500) free and do breaststroke? :laugh2:

RE: Off-the-scale Breaststroke Event!!!

Former Member — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:44:07 GMT

I just saw that Mel and I was going to start a thread. Glad you beat me to it! My question was going to be which of you crazy B-strokers was going to sign up for it & what the NQT was for the event. You never know, I may qualify:rofl: .

RE: Off-the-scale Breaststroke Event!!!

Allen Stark — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:00:25 GMT

Since the 100 LCM BR is THE best event in Masters Swimming I don't want it replaced with a 1000. If they want to require all events over 200 to be swum breaststroke thats fine,just don't take away the 100 BR.:banana:

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Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:31:17 GMT

RE: Off-the-scale Breaststroke Event!!!

Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:23:49 GMT

Yeah, but was that in competition? Does trying to show off to the lifeguards count?

RE: Off-the-scale Breaststroke Event!!!

Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:19:44 GMT

Yeah, but was that in competition? Anybody can do it in a workout, even with a bad tummy.

RE: Off-the-scale Breaststroke Event!!!

Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:18:43 GMT

Hey all you BR freakzzz. I was just looking over the info for the USMS LC Nationals at the Woodlands and am amazed to find that events number 17 and 18 are the men's and women's 1000 BR. For all of us with a hankering to do something out of the ordinary, this is our opportunity. Short of going to the land of OZ, we may never have another chance! I'm there.... What about you Mr. USMS Webmaster? -- mel pfffft I was doing 1850 BR 3x a week before I joined the forum...and in water shorts too...extra drag. I'm such a he-man! Apart from when I get tummy viruses before meets... :joker: