2008 Santa Clara International Invitational May 15 - 18

I must add this video because it seems to embody the energy of this thread Is that Paul Smith in the background cheering? That was me!!! I was doing a nice little dance after seeing you flexing on the home page of your website! The big question, are you a masters swimmer who can't find enough challenges in masters meets so you venture into the USS arena....or a USS swimmer who's not good enough to get recognition in that world so you register with USMS and tag a few records (and complain when you don't get some from non-sanctoned meets) here to pump up the site content?

Thank you everybody, and back on topic: Who is actually attending or swimming this weekend at the Santa Clara Invite? I would enjoy meeting some of you while I'm in CA :) Kevin...just a quick reminder...this is the USMS forum not the USS forum...so most everyone here will be eating, playing golf, watching sports, playing with their kids or working out while the youngsters are having at it in Santa Clara! Mark your calender for August 14-17 in Portland if you want to meet the senior citizens.

Denigrating (or passing judegement) on those faster or slower than oneself is truely not what masters is about. Since when? That's what Master's is solely about. Matter of fact, when I saddle up the cruiser and head to N Va to pummel you and Fort (well, you anyway), I'll have you crying like the little girlie bra wearing man that you are. Course, I might also be hiding under the bleachers avoiding the beating the Smiths allege they will give me. But, I'm not afraid of those two octogenarians. Kevin - congrats and good luck.

Since when? That's what Master's is solely about. Matter of fact, when I saddle up the cruiser and head to N Va to pummel you and Fort (well, you anyway), I'll have you crying like the little girlie bra wearing man that you are. Course, I might also be hiding under the bleachers avoiding the beating the Smiths allege they will give me. But, I'm not afraid of those two octogenarians. Kevin - congrats and good luck. You don't have to worry about evilsmith. I have bigger guns than that tatooed cheatin' beanpole.

Thanks for letting me know what forum I'm on, any idea why this topic was started if it has no relevance to "most everyone here"? My pleasure Kevin. And in case you missed it there are QT times for this meet that 90% of the swimmers in masters wouldn't make...so in general threads like this get started because were fans...and occasionally get hijacked like this one has to your personal website.....very nice one by the way. To date your the second "masters swimmer" not only to have a website (that I'm aware of) but to make Trials cut. SVDL will be joing you there not with a website, not her style), hopefully Baker & Commings make cuts over the next few weeks (we all HOPE jeff will start his own site)....not sure if Paul is still trying but he beat you to the website thing years ago: www.paulcarterswims.com

You may choose from any event in the three recognized strokes. Frog stroke is still not official so it is excluded.

US Olympic Trials cuts: www.usaswimming.org/.../08TrialsCuts.pdf

I must add this video because it seems to embody the energy of this thread Is that Paul Smith in the background cheering?

The times are very tough and the scary thing is there are typically somewhere around 100 swimmers who have made the cuts in each event!

Geek's coming to town? When did I miss this? N. Va? What meet is that? Didn't think there were any synchronized swimming competitions in the area. Paul