and on a personal note Chris & Hulk will have to buy me beer
Did I miss a memo here? I don't recall being on the hook for providing you beverages, Paul. Now, we get a wager going, then that's a horse of a different colour. What could we do? My 50 free versus your 50 ***? Nope, your not doing 50 Br. My 100 free versus your 100 fly? (hmm, that one might be close but I still think I'd lose by about a second). My 50 Fr versus yours, most under seed?
Did I miss a memo here? I don't recall being on the hook for providing you beverages, Paul. Now, we get a wager going, then that's a horse of a different colour. What could we do? My 50 free versus your 50 ***? Nope, your not doing 50 Br. My 100 free versus your 100 fly? (hmm, that one might be close but I still think I'd lose by about a second). My 50 Fr versus yours, most under seed?
Hulkster...is alzheimers setting in? Remember this little chat:
July 1st, 2008, 07:33 AM #21
pwolf66
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Re: Masters Swimming
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So since I didn't swim would that put my times ~ infinite?
If so I want in!!!!
Well, I want in anyway. Beer is good.
Hey Chris,
Are we going to see 3 LC world records? (Make sure the video is posted) I think you'll get it done, you're a professor with a steady hand... When do you turn 45 by the way?
We can have a side beer bet (and, much more importantly, bragging rights) on straight-up time...
Stay modest, that's the way to get it done, for sure.
It was swimstud who recorded your SCM WR's, isn't that right?
The 100 fly WR LCM is held by Paul Carter... Smith only has the 50, which is pretty fast...
Highly doubtful.
I was born in 1964 so I'll be 45 by FINA rules next year.
I don't own a video camera, sorry! The postings from that one meet were from a friend who took them, unasked (I would never ask him or anyone else to film my funky strokes).
But -- speaking of videos -- you know how they have the blue line showing WR pace when they show swimming on TV? I would love it if, when I swim the 100 fly, they could arrange to have that line on the bottom of the pool, showing Paul Smith's 100 fly progress.
I would suggest scratching the 400 and focus on the 50's.
A 400 is not a good "warm-up" nor a good "ice breaker". At smaller meets I prefer to start with an unimportant event to get the butterflies out of the way.
In this case, I would get a good pre-meet warm-up in as usual, but since you are already entered, maybe swim the first 100 of the 400 at 80-90% to test the walls/flags.... test the routine.... then just get out... no big deal... I love the options as a Masters swimmer.
Then, cool down, rest, and focus on the 50 speed for later.
paul needs to swim that 400 free this weekend.
his inner competitive self will get the better of him, as he will howl through the water as fast as he can so that he can say his 400 is not over 1 minute slower than mine.
besides, it will be good endurance work for his 100, so that next year, puny distance-loving muppets won't make big hulky sprinter look like he's standing still.
