For me, I just had mine this weekend. :)
I was entered in five events: 1.) 50 free, 2.) 200 free, 3.) 100 back, 4.) 100 ***, and 5.) 100 free.
old and new PB times:
50fr: the only event I didn't drop time, PB is still 27.53 (Oct '10).
200fr: 2:28.11 (Jul '10)/2:18.99
100 back: 1:23.19 (Oct '10)/1:18.03
100 ***: 1:28.11 (Oct '10)/1:26.73
100 free: 1:02.64 (Oct '10)/1:00.03
FOUR MILLISECONDS AWAY FROM GOING UNDER!!! AAARGH! Still, it was a mega monster 2.5 second drop from my old PB.
This month marks two years since I started swimming, though I didn't start competitively until January '09.
The piano dropped in none of these events. At the end of each, I was ready to get right back in and race again. The 50 free was just a stupid mistake- I didn't warm up properly, else I would've dropped time there, too. There were lessons to be learned and new mistakes to be avoided after my previous meet last month. I learned them and avoided them.
My best meet yet.
What about your best meets?
Very impressive meet! I can so relate to the frustration of getting so close to breaking the 1 min mark on the 100 free. But now you have a goal goal for the next meet. I am not a sprinter but worked off and on at breaking 30 sec for the 50 free. At one meet I even had it video taped ready to break it only to come in at 30:00. I have since broken it over and over and now it's easy. It will come to you as well.
My best meet... hm.. Portland LCM Nationals. Not just for all the personal best times (at the time) but for the meet itself. I was able to go "home" and swim with my home team, see so many friends and be in a great pool.
Very impressive meet! I can so relate to the frustration of getting so close to breaking the 1 min mark on the 100 free. But now you have a goal goal for the next meet. I am not a sprinter but worked off and on at breaking 30 sec for the 50 free. At one meet I even had it video taped ready to break it only to come in at 30:00. I have since broken it over and over and now it's easy. It will come to you as well.
My best meet... hm.. Portland LCM Nationals. Not just for all the personal best times (at the time) but for the meet itself. I was able to go "home" and swim with my home team, see so many friends and be in a great pool.
