2008 Santa Clara International Invitational May 15 - 18

Skip, While I appreciate all of your swimming knowlege (and I am not being sarcastic), it is truly amazing. Posting 3 quotes from Hoch, JH, and myself, I still see nothing stating: "He's really not that good" as was accused by Kirk are still unfounded. I still don't see anywhere that was said. No one had directly attacked Kevin, if you look at my posts I even said 57.00 was fast (which it is). This is just another example (as there are many other occasions on this board) that when someone tries to make a point that others on here don't like and people think it is some personal attack. I don't know Kevin, can't speak for JH or Hoch, so how could it be personal like: He's really not that good That is not a very intelligent statement because :57.00 is that good. Kevin, for the record, I am glad you are here and hope to see you swim that fast some time, as I know it is impressive. I applaud you for achieving a goal like making the Olympic Trials and wish you all the best in Omaha. I hope you understand it is not a personal thing. I (and others) were just trying to ask the question if that is a true representation of the best MASTERS SWIMMER in the age group. Or are there others close to your age (or older for that matter) that are quicker.

Skip, While I appreciate all of your swimming knowlege (and I am not being sarcastic), it is truly amazing. Posting 3 quotes from Hoch, JH, and myself, I still see nothing stating: "He's really not that good" as was accused by Kirk are still unfounded. I still don't see anywhere that was said. No one had directly attacked Kevin, if you look at my posts I even said 57.00 was fast (which it is). This is just another example (as there are many other occasions on this board) that when someone tries to make a point that others on here don't like and people think it is some personal attack. I don't know Kevin, can't speak for JH or Hoch, so how could it be personal like: He's really not that good That is not a very intelligent statement because :57.00 is that good. Kevin, for the record, I am glad you are here and hope to see you swim that fast some time, as I know it is impressive. I applaud you for achieving a goal like making the Olympic Trials and wish you all the best in Omaha. I hope you understand it is not a personal thing. I (and others) were just trying to ask the question if that is a true representation of the best MASTERS SWIMMER in the age group. Or are there others close to your age (or older for that matter) that are quicker.