2008 SCY Nationals
Austin, TX
May 1 - 4, 2008
Searchable Database
Individual Results
www.usms.org/.../meetsearch.php
realtime results
www.usms.org/.../
heat sheets and psyche sheets are up
www.usms.org/.../
Time Line:
www.usms.org/.../timeline.pdf
Wednesday April 30th the swim center will be available for
USMS swimmers to use from 3 pm to 7 pm
tip: I recommend for swimmers who've never swum in the swim center to
show up a day or two early early to get used to turning on the bulkhead walls
The official UT site for 2008 SCY Nats Info is:
www.tsc.utexas.edu/.../
Qual times
www.usms.org/.../scnats08nqt.pdf
here's the link to where to stay and dine and things to do while you're in Austin
forums.usms.org/showthread.php
hotels
www.tsc.utexas.edu/.../hotels.pdf
Ann Nellis, Meet Director
512 471 7703
meet.admin@austin.utexas.edu
order of events
Day 1
1000 Free
1650 Free
Day 2
400 IM
50 Fly
200 Back
100 ***
50 Free
200 Mixed Free Relay
Day 3
500 Free (Women)
100 IM
200 Fly
100 Back
50 ***
200 Free
200 Mixed Medley Relay
200 Free Relay
Day 4
500 Free (Men)
200 ***
100 Fly
50 Back
200 IM
100 Free
200 Medley Relay
Ande brings up an interesting point about the bulkhead at the UT swim center. It is very solid but one thing I notice is that it's a little hard to judge your distance upon approach. I don't know if it's the lighting or the material used for the black mark or what. But I find myself raising my head earlier than usual to make sure I get a really good look at it to decide when to start my turn.
Ugh. I feel like it is that way with all bulkheads. I wish more pools just swam across if they are 25 yards: walls are so much better!
/rant
Ugh. I feel like it is that way with all bulkheads. I wish more pools just swam across if they are 25 yards: walls are so much better!
having witnessed your distaste for bulkheads, i can certainly understand where you are coming from... ;)
however, i must also play devils advocate, that a 25y pool with a bulkhead at one end and 25y pool that is wall to wall are the same length... and will take everyone the same amount of strokes to reach the wall. no one should need to lift a head.
having posted this, i also remembered that bulkheads can be made of different material that may need a good test turn or 8 or 20 to familiarize ones self w/ the grip that may or may not be available. Anyone swam in UPenn's pool? Their bulkhead is painted wood (or wood-esque material)... not the best traction.
having witnessed your distaste for bulkheads, i can certainly understand where you are coming from... ;)
:mooning:
however, i must also play devils advocate, that a 25y pool with a bulkhead at one end and 25y pool that is wall to wall are the same length... and will take everyone the same amount of strokes to reach the wall. no one should need to lift a head.
It is much easier to tell where a wall is when there is a corner. And I always come up on walls so much faster than in practice or warmups even...
Please Lord, don't let it be like GMU. :frustrated:
I had to resort to stroke counting from the flags on freestyle cause all those lines on the bottom just were :notworking: for me. And I STILL turned too early on my 50 and waaay too late on my last 100 turn.
Definately need to get some early practice in then.
It is much easier to tell where a wall is when there is a corner. And I always come up on walls so much faster than in practice or warmups even...
True.
Another good reason to do sprint workouts and sprints in warmup.
Please Lord, don't let it be like GMU.
GMU is definitely confusing. Rutgers doesn't have real T's at the bottom for SCM. But again, you're probably swimming the same amount of strokes no matter the pool. In SCY, my first 25 of a 100 or 200 free is almost always the same pattern. For me, I know when I have hit 10 strokes, its time to be watching for the flags when I breathe and to prepare for the turn.
For those of you who like to lift your heads, practice keeping your head down and looking forward. Eyes go straight to eyebrows and look out the top of your googles. It will take a lot of practice, but trust me, when you get it down, it is faster (see my 200 split of our national-record-setting relay).
GMU is definitely confusing.
I noticed that last week after coming back from Rutgers. They still had GMU set up from Tom Dolan meet so we were swimming in the shallow end like at zones and the sprint meet. It was the first time I had ever had a problem swimming into the bulkhead there. I think what threw me off is how deep it still is and you can see clear under the bulkhead. If I remember correctly, Rutgers was way more shallow where the bulkhead was. I remember looking at it before every turn trying to figure out my escape plan during the 1500 and I had decided that I would just go under it and no one would even realize I was gone and in the warm down pool.
The walls at GMU are pretty slippery. I remember having a few bad turns when swimming the other way and actually looking forward to having the bulkhead at one end rather than the wall.
Julie
Ande brings up an interesting point about the bulkhead at the UT swim center. It is very solid but one thing I notice is that it's a little hard to judge your distance upon approach. I don't know if it's the lighting or the material used for the black mark or what. But I find myself raising my head earlier than usual to make sure I get a really good look at it to decide when to start my turn.
One thing I have done for my last two meets at the UT swim center is use clear goggles instead of tinted. For me it made a pretty dramatic difference. If you don't commonly use clear goggles at meets, maybe bring a pair and experiment.
So glad I am aging up tomorrow! Would not have made the QT in most events in 55-59. Glad to be the big 60!
Happy Birthday Winnie! :groovy: :cheerleader::banana:
We missed you at the St. Nick meet this year. Look forward to seeing you at Nationals again.
just added this tip to this thread
tip: I recommend for swimmers who've never swum in the swim center to
show up a day or two early early to get used to turning on the bulkhead walls
fyi
I don't have a problem with turning on the bulkhead wall
I've been training in this pool since 1977
an elite swimmer mentioned this to me a few days ago
I'm very near sighted and wear clear goggles
the pace clocks in the swim center are awesome
they are bright large font and digital, the minute hand is set with the time and they are all radio synchronized
