FINA-compliant gridge thread

Citizens! Today, new advances were made in gridge technology. After saying that he missed the deadline, JimRude really was entered in the meet, but didn't show up. And there was a major gridge brewing in the 200 IM: swimmj, Allen Stark, and I were all seeded in the same heat. Whenever you've got 3+ forumites in one heat, you know it's going to be good. But then swimmj and Allen both scratched that event. I'm not sure what to make of all this, so I ask the following: What is this kind of gridging called? A) Faux Show B) Blue Flu C) Invisibility Cloak D) Other (please specify) D - Barely awake and saving all I had left for the 200 back. It wasn't much, but between the warm pool water and the warm air, I was having a hard time not snoozing. Really. And totally forgot that I entered it until right before the event.

D - Barely awake and saving all I had left for the 200 back. It wasn't much, but between the warm pool water and the warm air, I was having a hard time not snoozing. Really. And totally forgot that I entered it until right before the event. I train in a pool that is too warm. When I do aerobic sets, overheating is a given. Even with long rest during anaerobic fly sets, my face remains somewhere in the red-to-purple part of the spectrum. (Funny contrast when I'm purple and some noodler climbing in acts like the water is cold. IT'S WARM, NOODLER!) So I'm used to warm water and T-Hills didn't bother me. Needless to say though, I'd rather compete in a cold pool!

I train in a pool that is too warm. When I do aerobic sets, overheating is a given. Even with long rest during anaerobic fly sets, my face remains somewhere in the red-to-purple part of the spectrum. (Funny contrast when I'm purple and some noodler climbing in acts like the water is cold. IT'S WARM, NOODLER!) So I'm used to warm water and T-Hills didn't bother me. Needless to say though, I'd rather compete in a cold pool! A funny thing about the red face - I train regularly with someone for whom the red starts in the face and works all the way down his torso. So our coach can simply look at said swimmer and see how hard he is working. A fellow teammate and doc was with me at nats watching this teammate in his 200 *** and after the first 50 his face was scarlet, after the next 50 the red was tinged with blue and down to just below his shoulders, and the 3rd fifty he got bluer (color likely descended but he was wearing a B70, so hard to say). Teammate who was a doc was alarmed at his color, as he had not seen many folks that color *alive* and not in serious difficulty. I was clear that this was a max effort swim and that he was hurting but going to be fine, and the doc knows and trusts me but was still quite concerned.... We had a good laugh about it later, but it was interesting. Know thy teammates :chug:

A funny thing about the red face - I train regularly with someone for whom the red starts in the face and works all the way down his torso. So our coach can simply look at said swimmer and see how hard he is working. A fellow teammate and doc was with me at nats watching this teammate in his 200 *** and after the first 50 his face was scarlet, after the next 50 the red was tinged with blue and down to just below his shoulders, and the 3rd fifty he got bluer (color likely descended but he was wearing a B70, so hard to say). Teammate who was a doc was alarmed at his color, as he had not seen many folks that color *alive* and not in serious difficulty. I was clear that this was a max effort swim and that he was hurting but going to be fine, and the doc knows and trusts me but was still quite concerned.... We had a good laugh about it later, but it was interesting. Know thy teammates :chug: Long ago I emerged from a 1000 freestyle with much of my torso purple (see Fig. A). So I decided to stop wearing a cap in distance races. Not worth trapping all that heat in. I don't think I've had a purple torso since then. A. :bolt:

Wow, nice swim That Guy!

Wow, nice swim That Guy! Thanks Kirk!

I have a question about the suits. I bought a non-zipper knee skin Aquapel this weekend after my Fusion started to rip at Nationals. It's not on the list but it's an older tech suit. Is it legal? I swim in USA meets as well. What do I wear there? Good news!! My Aquapel kneeskin made it through the USA-S meet. My coach said it was okay and no officials stopped me. Good deal for $30 and in a suit I love to wear.