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...
No Bloodbath in my 200 fly rankings!
Event 39 Men 30-34 200 Yard Butterfly
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NATL: N 1:49.52 5/16/1994 PETER EGAN
Name Age Team Seed Finals
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1 Scalise, Erik 31 SNM 1:52.62 1:49.92
25.23 53.51 (28.28)
1:21.78 (28.27) 1:49.92 (28.14)
2 Olver, Brian 31 WH2O 1:56.35 1:55.51
25.73 54.99 (29.26)
1:24.98 (29.99) 1:55.51 (30.53)
3 Conway, Adam 30 TVM 1:57.00 1:58.01
25.57 56.08 (30.51)
1:27.93 (31.85) 1:58.01 (30.08)
4 Del Valle, Livny 31 RGSC 2:00.75 1:59.48
26.05 55.95 (29.90)
1:27.09 (31.14) 1:59.48 (32.39)
5 Polito, Chip 32 OREG 2:01.66 2:04.50
27.50 58.67 (31.17)
1:30.82 (32.15) 2:04.50 (33.68)
6 Stich, Darryl 33 WMAC 2:06.41 2:04.88
26.34 56.98 (30.64)
1:28.73 (31.75) 2:04.88 (36.15)
7 Graham, Nicholas 30 UCLA 2:13.00 2:08.13
I would have gotten 8th here with my "no recovery time after my 400 IM" time of 2:10 from Colonies Zones. I think that I will be around 16 and 17 when everything is said and done. Nice!! It beats the 5000th ranking that I got last year with the 2:40 that I did last year in the 200 fly. The guy who did a 1:49 is pretty amazing. :bow:
No Bloodbath in my 200 fly rankings!
Event 39 Men 30-34 200 Yard Butterfly
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NATL: N 1:49.52 5/16/1994 PETER EGAN
Name Age Team Seed Finals
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1 Scalise, Erik 31 SNM 1:52.62 1:49.92
25.23 53.51 (28.28)
1:21.78 (28.27) 1:49.92 (28.14)
2 Olver, Brian 31 WH2O 1:56.35 1:55.51
25.73 54.99 (29.26)
1:24.98 (29.99) 1:55.51 (30.53)
3 Conway, Adam 30 TVM 1:57.00 1:58.01
25.57 56.08 (30.51)
1:27.93 (31.85) 1:58.01 (30.08)
4 Del Valle, Livny 31 RGSC 2:00.75 1:59.48
26.05 55.95 (29.90)
1:27.09 (31.14) 1:59.48 (32.39)
5 Polito, Chip 32 OREG 2:01.66 2:04.50
27.50 58.67 (31.17)
1:30.82 (32.15) 2:04.50 (33.68)
6 Stich, Darryl 33 WMAC 2:06.41 2:04.88
26.34 56.98 (30.64)
1:28.73 (31.75) 2:04.88 (36.15)
7 Graham, Nicholas 30 UCLA 2:13.00 2:08.13
I would have gotten 8th here with my "no recovery time after my 400 IM" time of 2:10 from Colonies Zones. I think that I will be around 16 and 17 when everything is said and done. Nice!! It beats the 5000th ranking that I got last year with the 2:40 that I did last year in the 200 fly. The guy who did a 1:49 is pretty amazing. :bow:
