I know I can't be the only person who is not at Nationals who is nevertheless keeping track of how many people in my age group are beating my best times of the season.
I am happy to report in this inaugural edition of Beat Watch 2009, that in the 400 IM, two guys have beaten my time--
1 Gilchrist, Donald 55 NCMS 4:55.00 4:41.09
29.32 1:01.98 (32.66)
1:39.57 (37.59) 2:16.63 (37.06)
2:56.44 (39.81) 3:36.93 (40.49)
4:09.45 (32.52) 4:41.09 (31.64)
2 Clemmons, Jim 59 MAM 4:44.50 4:43.38
29.59 1:02.58 (32.99)
1:41.09 (38.51) 2:18.06 (36.97)
2:58.68 (40.62) 3:40.31 (41.63)
4:12.70 (32.39) 4:43.38 (30.68)
The good news: both these fellows had ALREADY beaten me with swims earlier in the season, so nobody new at Nationals has thus far dislodged my precarious hold on a possible top 10 in this event...
I invite anyone to post their own "Beat Watch" results as they filter in...
Glenn--it looks like you are reasonably close to moving up an age group to terrorize the next set of your elders! Good luck.
However, Rob Butcher told me that 62 percent of the USMS swimmers now registered in the 20-29 age groups are women.
Jim,
I am fully aware of the fast younger women. There are maybe 5 to 6 women(age 25 to 34) vying to be the next Vikye/Laurie Hug in the Delaware Valley with Michelina as part of that crowd. Some of these women can get a Number 1 ranking without even resting for a meet. When I compete against some of them at local meets, they school me.
Glenn--it looks like you are reasonably close to moving up an age group to terrorize the next set of your elders! Good luck.
However, Rob Butcher told me that 62 percent of the USMS swimmers now registered in the 20-29 age groups are women.
Jim,
I am fully aware of the fast younger women. There are maybe 5 to 6 women(age 25 to 34) vying to be the next Vikye/Laurie Hug in the Delaware Valley with Michelina as part of that crowd. Some of these women can get a Number 1 ranking without even resting for a meet. When I compete against some of them at local meets, they school me.
