For all of you who know Leslie the Fortress Livingston, this should help you know her better.
For all of you who don't know Leslie the Fortress Livingston, prepare for the thrill ride get-to-know-Leslie event of the year.
A little background: Leslie is the 4th woman in history in the 45-49 year age group to beat 30 seconds in the 50 SCM butterfly.
She did this at age 47, and it is possible that she is actually the FIRST woman in history this old to break 30 at the age (assuming the previous 3 were 45 or 46.)
www.youtube.com/watch
This small film will help you understand all that goes into becoming an extraordinary human being/swimmer. Oh, and there's a little about Leslie in this, too.
Just joking. It's all about Leslie. With some guest appearances by Paul Wolf, Julie "Mulie" Oplinger, Jeff "the Barbarian" Roddin, and Jim Thornton as "the narrator."
Please enjoy before Leslie forces Jim Matysek to take this down.
And it is my understanding that time trials were done at the Ron John meet, the Long Beach meet and at the NE Champs. Don't know the circumstances of them; pehaps they met your interpretation the rules.
I was at all three days of the Long Beach meet and I didn't see any individual time trials. The meet ran from morning until after dark all three days; they wouldn't have had time for individual swims in addition to all the heats. Several people did do official splits that resulted in national or world records, and I think the results label those as "time trials," but they weren't time trials in the same sense that yours was.
(This is not to express any opinion at all about whether or not USMS should recognize your fantastic 50 fly.)
And it is my understanding that time trials were done at the Ron John meet, the Long Beach meet and at the NE Champs. Don't know the circumstances of them; pehaps they met your interpretation the rules.
I was at all three days of the Long Beach meet and I didn't see any individual time trials. The meet ran from morning until after dark all three days; they wouldn't have had time for individual swims in addition to all the heats. Several people did do official splits that resulted in national or world records, and I think the results label those as "time trials," but they weren't time trials in the same sense that yours was.
(This is not to express any opinion at all about whether or not USMS should recognize your fantastic 50 fly.)
