2011 SCY Nats in Mesa, AZ

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orca1946 — Tue, 10 May 2011 06:53:51 GMT

Just b 4 my 200 fly , a tan ,well muscled guy wished me good luck - Rich Abrahams !! :bow: ! How cool is that !!

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fatboy — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:38:09 GMT

You rock, Oz!

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Former Member — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:16:38 GMT

Your welcome, Jeff! Watching your breaststroke is pure poetry in motion. :bow: I have to agree. My team mate and I went to a Texas swim camp around 1990 and Jeff was there. We were in awe over his breaststroke and I am a mid distance/distance guy. Good to see. that he is still around.

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no200fly — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:07:56 GMT

I had a dream to try to make it into the top 10 just once in my life. It seems as if all my hard work & LUCK played into a perfect, almost, meet for me! I ended with a 1st -a 4th - 2 6th - an 8th & a 13th place!!! Way to go OZ!

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Jeff Commings — Mon, 09 May 2011 12:02:30 GMT

I'll be around long enough to give Bob Strand's breaststroke records a chase.

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swimshark — Mon, 09 May 2011 08:27:48 GMT

No record time for me BUT a 1st place to make me a National Champ!!! Way to go Oz!

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orca1946 — Sun, 08 May 2011 10:39:03 GMT

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swimmj — Sun, 08 May 2011 07:05:36 GMT

No record time for me BUT a 1st place to make me a National Champ!!! Congrats! That has to be very exciting. MJ

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orca1946 — Sun, 08 May 2011 07:00:50 GMT

No record time for me BUT a 1st place to make me a National Champ!!!

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bzaks1424 — Thu, 05 May 2011 12:12:13 GMT

Recap of the records broken: www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../27073.asp That's pretty impressive all things considered!

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swimmj — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:30:15 GMT

Tiger blood. Lol MJ

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Jeff Commings — Wed, 04 May 2011 11:23:45 GMT

Here are some videos from Nationals: Rowdy Gaines 100yd Free: http://youtu.be/jxb2474LV28 Jeff Commings 200IM: http://youtu.be/MKpoNEJ5bSY James Adams 100yd Butterfly: http://youtu.be/XTjiOBXXVl0 More to follow later after uploads are complete. Thanks for filming that. The last 25 of freestyle looked as bad as it felt. I shouldn't have swum the first 100 that fast. Also, I was able to see what Jack Groselle (national and world record holder) was talking about with my butterfly. I was entering too narrow. I'm so used to breaststroke pull that I can't fathom starting the pull wider than shoulder width.

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The Fortress — Wed, 04 May 2011 10:02:51 GMT

Recap of the records broken: www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/.../27073.asp

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That Guy — Wed, 04 May 2011 09:57:53 GMT

MJ, you are amazing! Tiger blood.

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swimshark — Wed, 04 May 2011 08:46:14 GMT

I have never been able to claim coordination on land. No glasses, walking with 2 girlfriends chatting, not enough coffee, ???? Freak accident. Thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers. My teammates were unbelievably helpful and kind in the after math. Surgery went great and I am currently riding north in my Dad's RV. Hope to be home on Friday. And back in the pool a week or so after that. My surgeon was quite positive on swimming as therapy. -MJ MJ, you are amazing!

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swimmj — Wed, 04 May 2011 05:01:31 GMT

Except for the "killer" lifeguard stands. They now have caution tape wrapped several times around the stands so nobody (else) walks into them and breaks something (very odd way to injure yourself I would say). I have never been able to claim coordination on land. No glasses, walking with 2 girlfriends chatting, not enough coffee, ???? Freak accident. Thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers. My teammates were unbelievably helpful and kind in the after math. Surgery went great and I am currently riding north in my Dad's RV. Hope to be home on Friday. And back in the pool a week or so after that. My surgeon was quite positive on swimming as therapy. -MJ

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Elaine Krugman — Wed, 04 May 2011 03:49:32 GMT

Thanks for filming that. The last 25 of freestyle looked as bad as it felt. I shouldn't have swum the first 100 that fast. Also, I was able to see what Jack Groselle (national and world record holder) was talking about with my butterfly. I was entering too narrow. I'm so used to breaststroke pull that I can't fathom starting the pull wider than shoulder width. Your welcome, Jeff! Watching your breaststroke is pure poetry in motion. :bow:

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Elaine Krugman — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:52:33 GMT

It was fantastic seeing old friends and meeting new ones last weekend. Chris Stevenson was extremely happy that he swam faster than me in the 100 back. I saw his time go on the board about five minutes before my swim, and I thought "Well, it would be nice to go 51.5." Given our extreme differences in the way we swim the 100 back, it would be interesting to have us side by side for contrast. If I had known he was looking for a grudge match, my motivation to swim fast would not have been limited to only those in my heat. To respond to the comments about swimming outdoors: I love swimming outdoors ... when backstroke is not involved. I was very fortunate to stay away from the lane ropes in all my backstroke races, but that is not always the case. I know a lot of people who swim indoors were affected by the constant sun beating on them. I went through about 64 ounces of Gatorade each day. This was my best Masters meet ever, and one of the best meets of my life. There were too many factors that contributed to it to list here, but I will note that I was not nervous for any of my races. (I was hyperventilating a little bit before my 100 ***, though.) Usually, I'm close to vomiting at championship meets, but I was surprisingly calm and "zen" all weekend. My best swim of the meet was the mixed medley relay. We broke the national record by more than a second! Our flat-start splits were about .7 slower than the record, so we all stepped up for this once-in-a-lifetime achievement. I was shocked that I split 24.96 on the breaststroke. Have fun in Auburn, everyone! I hope to see you in Omaha. Jeff, you rocked in your races! :applaud: I have some good video, so as soon as I get caught up here at home, I will get them posted. I am so glad I got to meet you and watch you race. AWESOME! Thanks for autographing my book; I'm looking forward to reading it! Cheers! :chug:

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Former Member — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:20:02 GMT

Thanks you have caught some nice swims. Here are some videos from Nationals: Rowdy Gaines 100yd Free: http://youtu.be/jxb2474LV28 Jeff Commings 200IM: http://youtu.be/MKpoNEJ5bSY James Adams 100yd Butterfly: http://youtu.be/XTjiOBXXVl0 More to follow later after uploads are complete.

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knelson — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:54:05 GMT

The camera caught about one second of each of our swimmers in lane six. Your team obviously just swam too darn fast. Slow it down a little next time.

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aquajock — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:39:22 GMT

Thanks you have caught some nice swims. Most definitely. Good job, Elaine!

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Jeff Commings — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:31:01 GMT

OK, here's the first video I uploaded. This is the PNA 25+ mixed medley relay. We ended up seventh. I'm swimming fly. Check out Haleigh Werner's anchor leg in particular. Holy turnover! Haleigh had a real breakthrough meet and plans to swim the USMS 25K open water next month. Can you believe someone who can swim a 50 like that can also do a 25K? That's versatility. YouTube - PNA 25+ mixed medley relay (lane 1) Remember to watch the 1080p version for your maximum viewing pleasure :) I found out uploading a 1080p video to Youtube takes a while! A two and a half minute video is close to 1GB in size. My relay won that heat in a national record time! The camera caught about one second of each of our swimmers in lane six. You can hear me cheering in the freestyle like a madman. As for your freestyler's turnover ... that is impressive. Most open water swimmers tend to swim open water races with high turnover. This helps their body temp stay high and they can fight the waves a little better.

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That Guy — Tue, 03 May 2011 09:58:51 GMT

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knelson — Tue, 03 May 2011 09:50:32 GMT

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jaadams1 — Tue, 03 May 2011 08:13:34 GMT

Here are some videos from Nationals: James Adams 100yd Butterfly: Thanks Elaine...I was missing this video from my events. I think Patrick said he had my 200 Free recorded as well. I doubt anyone recorded my 100 back...the video would have been so long that their batteries would've died in the process!! :rofl: