2008 Santa Clara International Invitational May 15 - 18

One other thing, in the discussion board about the Senior Circuit meet that Ande started, Michelle Chow posted the following: Darn! Conflicts in schedule. My girls have a karate tournament, birthday party, Hurricane Harbor day, and Science Fair during TSC #3. Last week of school is this TSC #4 but would have loved to swim 1 event and watch the meet. Alas, I am signed up for paper plates & napkins for the end of the year parties. Ande, what happens in the year following Olympics - do the time standards get faster or slower? Do they tend to stairstep up or down? Looking foward to more of "The World According to Ande" at our next meet! I am going to do some of the sprint sets you suggested. Sprinting has made a huge difference in my times this year so I want to refine and truly commit to the 4 x 50's and see what I can do next year! This epitomizes what masters swimming is all about, and I can definitely relate. A website of a 20 something guy who PROBABLY has never stopped swimming since college talking about all of the records he has broken or would have broken is meaningless. Don't get me wrong, HE IS A FAST SWIMMER, but doesn't hold a candle to folks like Michelle, Ande, Josh, etc. and all of the outside pressures we all have to deal with.

One other thing, in the discussion board about the Senior Circuit meet that Ande started, Michelle Chow posted the following: Darn! Conflicts in schedule. My girls have a karate tournament, birthday party, Hurricane Harbor day, and Science Fair during TSC #3. Last week of school is this TSC #4 but would have loved to swim 1 event and watch the meet. Alas, I am signed up for paper plates & napkins for the end of the year parties. Ande, what happens in the year following Olympics - do the time standards get faster or slower? Do they tend to stairstep up or down? Looking foward to more of "The World According to Ande" at our next meet! I am going to do some of the sprint sets you suggested. Sprinting has made a huge difference in my times this year so I want to refine and truly commit to the 4 x 50's and see what I can do next year! This epitomizes what masters swimming is all about, and I can definitely relate. A website of a 20 something guy who PROBABLY has never stopped swimming since college talking about all of the records he has broken or would have broken is meaningless. Don't get me wrong, HE IS A FAST SWIMMER, but doesn't hold a candle to folks like Michelle, Ande, Josh, etc. and all of the outside pressures we all have to deal with.