Dear All,
Thanksgiving swim activities of forum participants showed big determination on the part of many, big yardage, and maybe a dash of refuge seeking. Swimming over end-of-year holidays has a completely different rhythm: holiday/family obligations are greater, taking time from swimming, but there is also the wonderful, once-a-year New Year's swim, different for every coach and club.
Any big achievements over this period? Bananas? How did you manage migrating pool schedules? What is planned/did occur for New Year's swim?
Regards,
VB
Parents
Former Member
I don't think this is a huge achievement but I was really happy with my results today.
Swam my first USA-S meet in 17 years. I was the only masters swimmer. Was tired from swimming with SR II for the past week, but I still hit my best times by a lot. Everyone was SO positive and encouraging.
All the Senior gals had to swim these 3 events:
400 IM - went 4:56 (best was 5:05); placed 11th out of 45 gals 12 to 18; won heat
200 Fly - 2:16 (best was 2:19); placed 3rd out of 47 girls ages 12 to 18; 2nd in heat
1000 FR - 11:00.4 (never swam this event but entered myself w/ 11:40); not sure how I placed overall as I left before the final results were posted but I won my heat (was in heat 6 of 7); unfortunately got an ocular migraine right before this so I had to swim it conservatively
Anyway, was lots of fun. Swimming with such fast competition lit a fire under by a** so to speak.
I have a very special THANK YOU to my two coaches Maria and Beth for putting up with me and giving me SUPER tips and strategy. :bow::bow: And a special THANK YOU for my new swim buddies on the SR teams who encouraged me the whole way.
Maybe 35 is the new 18. :lmao:
I don't think this is a huge achievement but I was really happy with my results today.
Swam my first USA-S meet in 17 years. I was the only masters swimmer. Was tired from swimming with SR II for the past week, but I still hit my best times by a lot. Everyone was SO positive and encouraging.
All the Senior gals had to swim these 3 events:
400 IM - went 4:56 (best was 5:05); placed 11th out of 45 gals 12 to 18; won heat
200 Fly - 2:16 (best was 2:19); placed 3rd out of 47 girls ages 12 to 18; 2nd in heat
1000 FR - 11:00.4 (never swam this event but entered myself w/ 11:40); not sure how I placed overall as I left before the final results were posted but I won my heat (was in heat 6 of 7); unfortunately got an ocular migraine right before this so I had to swim it conservatively
Anyway, was lots of fun. Swimming with such fast competition lit a fire under by a** so to speak.
I have a very special THANK YOU to my two coaches Maria and Beth for putting up with me and giving me SUPER tips and strategy. :bow::bow: And a special THANK YOU for my new swim buddies on the SR teams who encouraged me the whole way.
Maybe 35 is the new 18. :lmao:
