Jeff, I made the mistake of not practicing for the walls before the 400 IM. I realized it during the event. I did slip a bit going from back to *** but other than that I did okay. Still took 4 sec off my best time (and 7th place). The thing that is getting me is the bulk head. It still blends in too much with the floor.
Elaine, great to meet you today. Will you be back tomorrow? Today I had 2 more PB's - 100 free (took 1.3 sec off) and was the lead off in the free relay and took .7 sec off. Can't ask for much more than that! Hope to see you tomorrow. I have the 500 and the relay and then I'm done.
Ditto. Ed Saltzmann is doing a great job, as are the other volunteers. There are glitches, sure, but it is a well-run meet. The warmup situation is just a result of "too much of a good thing" (ie, almost 2000 people attending). The logistics of handling such a meet must be mind-boggling. I was worried about the trolley but there are plenty of them running, even when the meet lets out it isn't too bad.
I knew about the warmup situation coming in, it is not an uncommon problem at nationals. Everyone has to deal with it.
Yes Ed and the volunteers are great as is the Trolley.Never more than a 6 min. wait for the trolley.
Is there going to be any gathering after meet for dinner by forumnites?
I tried to get something organized on one of the threads, but I couldn't get a consensus on a restaurant.
Not so bad, for me; you just have to remember to come in hard on the flat wall turns so you have something to push against. A bigger issue for me is that they use the hated Omega pads, the most slippery pads on the planet for backstroke starts. These are roughened up slightly compared to the older Omegas, but they still don't inspire confidence. I have been hesitant/conservative on all my backstroke starts.
I jammed one turn on the bulkhead (back flip on the IM) but that was my fault more than anything, I shouldn't have taken that extra stroke.
For me, the crowded warmup conditions require MUCH more adjustment than the walls. No contest -- not even close -- Clovis and Indy were much better in that respect.
This may be heresy but...I'm not particularly impressed with the pool. It is quite a nice pool, sure, but I would not have said "world class" if I didn't already know they hosted the Olympics. Plenty of room in the stands, though.
Lots of signs about the demise of the Clemson swim program, I have seen quite a few alums that I swam against while in college. Very sad.
Agree with Chris. I don't understand the fuss/buzz over the pool. My home pool, Mason, seems just as fast to me. If you're going to swim in the Dixie Zone, ;), I think Auburn is faster.
The starting system is only for those with acute hearing. I have to keep my cap above my ears. The shaved head seems like a good way to go here.
Bah! Is it my fault judges can't distinguish between an actual dolphin kick and natural undulation from a strong pulldown?
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Have you filmed your underwater motions? Maybe there is something going on at somepoint in the pulldown that makes the judges believe you are doing more than one dolphin kick.
Hmmm, Jim Clemmons doesn't seem to fear the Upper Left Corner. We'll need to work on our scariness some more I guess. Great swims though.
Event 18 Men 60-64 500 Yard Freestyle
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NATL: N 5:21.61 5/20/2007 PAUL MCCORMICK
Name Age Team Seed Finals
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1 Clemmons, Jim 60 MAM 5:19.50 5:13.68N
28.63 59.58 (30.95)
1:30.66 (31.08) 2:01.92 (31.26)
2:33.59 (31.67) 3:05.37 (31.78)
3:36.95 (31.58) 4:08.96 (32.01)
4:41.53 (32.57) 5:13.68 (32.15)
2 Bell, Alan 60 PNA 5:20.00 5:17.25N
28.93 1:00.52 (31.59)
1:32.67 (32.15) 2:04.92 (32.25)
2:37.38 (32.46) 3:10.10 (32.72)
3:43.01 (32.91) 4:15.88 (32.87)
4:48.03 (32.15) 5:17.25 (29.22)
I agree with Chris on the warmup/warm down pool. Im happy to get outta there without getting injured! Friday I made mistake of laying around on hard pool deck for 4 hrs in between events, today I went outside and layed in grass under shade tree, much better and I could stretch out without getting trampled.
Is there going to be any gathering after meet for dinner by forumnites?
18+ 200 mixed medley relay
1 AMS 'A' 1:43.51 1:39.99N
1) Hughey, Corey M W21 2) Ewing, Emile C W22
3) Hughey, Austin L M19 4) Hughey, Richard L M47
26.44 56.29 (29.85)
1:19.69 (23.40) 1:39.99 (20.30)
Holy Schnikes!
The Hughey family is having an amazing meet! And the Copeland Relay Machine rolls on :applaud:
22 GAJA 'C' 2:25.20 2:21.85
1) Copeland, Noah M23 2) Copeland, Megan W20
3) Copeland, Rob M53 4) Copeland, Parkie J W80
24.34 1:04.25 (39.91)
1:32.05 (27.80) 2:21.85 (49.80)
And then there's this. I've never seen this before. Is the bulkhead really THAT bad?
-- TOC 'A' 1:45.00 DQ
Finish in wrong lane - Misc
