Dennis Baker is making another run at that trials cut at the Grand Challenge in Irvine:
1 Cary, Patrick M 23 TROJ-CA 1:59.06 2:00.90
2 Kerekjarto, Tamas 28 TROJ-CA 1:57.54 2:01.61
3 Hasbani, Meir R 23 UN-CA/TROJ 2:00.13 2:02.11
4 Erazo, Eddie C 22 AZOT-CA 1:57.07 2:02.54
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5 Nagle, Brett E 18 DDSC-OR 2:05.00 2:02.98
6 Hernandez, Javier 20 HON 2:02.62 2:03.47
7 Wiggin, Chris A 20 UN-CA/UCSB 2:00.24 2:03.72
8 Brown, Austin M 17 RST-CA 2:05.27 2:04.24
9 Baker, Dennis G 46 DDSC-OR 2:07.04 2:04.68
He needs a 2:03.99 - another shot at it this afternoon...
Although I am a little disappointed he got beat by an older guy in the 100 Fly - way to go Paul and Dennis .. Paul Carter and Dennis Baker skipped Austin, but they are 2 of the very best in Masters swimming.
19 Carter, Paul V 50 UN-PC 58.58 57.82 q
27.05 57.82 (30.77)
20 Zimier, Karol 25 BSC-CC 58.03 58.12 q
26.62 58.12 (31.50)
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21 Shilling, Brand 16 SCSC-PC 52.97Y 58.13
26.92 58.13 (31.21)
22 Baker, Dennis G 46 DDSC-OR 59.38 58.16
what a great swim
shame he didn't make the cut
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Dennis Baker is making another run at that trials cut at the Grand Challenge in Irvine:
1 Cary, Patrick M 23 TROJ-CA 1:59.06 2:00.90
2 Kerekjarto, Tamas 28 TROJ-CA 1:57.54 2:01.61
3 Hasbani, Meir R 23 UN-CA/TROJ 2:00.13 2:02.11
4 Erazo, Eddie C 22 AZOT-CA 1:57.07 2:02.54
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5 Nagle, Brett E 18 DDSC-OR 2:05.00 2:02.98
6 Hernandez, Javier 20 HON 2:02.62 2:03.47
7 Wiggin, Chris A 20 UN-CA/UCSB 2:00.24 2:03.72
8 Brown, Austin M 17 RST-CA 2:05.27 2:04.24
9 Baker, Dennis G 46 DDSC-OR 2:07.04 2:04.68
He needs a 2:03.99 - another shot at it this afternoon...
Dennis is a great guy and an exceptional talent...and there are few that train as hard as the guy does.
I've spoken with him a few times about his training and like everyone else read about his routine, I'd love to see what he would be capable of if rested more than he typically has in the past (only a few days for worlds) and put in more time strength training and doing speed work.
On a related note....Jeff Commings missed the 100 *** cuts by about 1.5 seconds. Great effort on his part....he's been there before sand i know, would have loved to be there again doing more than reporting...hopefully it pissed him off enough to get ready for our 200 medley relay in Portland!
Looks like he had to leave before finals --- he should have one more shot at it in a couple of weeks.
I think he has been going 2:04 for 3 years+ now. His 100 time is just not fast enough to go 2:03
Dennis is a great guy and an exceptional talent...and there are few that train as hard as the guy does.
I've spoken with him a few times about his training and like everyone else read about his routine, I'd love to see what he would be capable of if rested more than he typically has in the past (only a few days for worlds) and put in more time strength training and doing speed work.
On a related note....Jeff Commings missed the 100 *** cuts by about 1.5 seconds. Great effort on his part....he's been there before sand i know, would have loved to be there again doing more than reporting...hopefully it pissed him off enough to get ready for our 200 medley relay in Portland!
Paul, work on him. I need y'all to carry my dead weight on that relay!
P.S. I am surprised you didn't attribute your quote in your signature. I know you didn't say that...
my Buddy Peter Nunan said
Dennis wore the Blue Seventy PointZero3+ swim skin
when he went 2:04.68 in the 200 LCM fly recently
(he was 2:06.94 in 2006)
The suit's mainly been used in open water swims but it's FINA approved
Pete Nunan said several people wore them at Santa Clara and had excellent time drops
I'm curious to see how the suit compares to the LZR
looks like Speedo might have copied them
"blueseventy had produced a world first – a swim skin made out of rubber that neither floated nor sank"
Story
Triathlon shops carry it
Dennis likes it better than the LZR. Rogue Santos wore one at National SCY and really liked it. They are around 300 compared to 550 for the LZR. Give or take a few bux. He also went a 2:04 low + in 06 or 07 with only a regular race suit on.
Dennis is making another run at his trials cut this coming weekend. He'll be swimming in his home pool, the Aquatics Center at Mt. Hood Community College. This is the same great pool where, along with Brandon Draws, Dennis will be the meet director for the USMS Long Course Summer Nationals. Here are BD and Dennis, scoping out the tank this past weekend:
