2011 SCY Nats in Mesa, AZ

At the 6:27 mark in the video, isn't that Phil Whitten?

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. Great swimming Jeff! Were you calmer because it was a "home" meet? And I am planning to be there in Omaha. :agree:

Did I miss you swimming the 500? I didn't swim the 500 this year, nor the 1000 or 200. Maybe when I age up to 45.

Shot the race on my iPhone YouTube - 2011 usms nationals 200 breastroke mens 30 - 34 Ed Moses one more time Event 37 Men 30-34 200 Yard Breaststroke ================================================================== NATL: N 2:00.64 5/10/2009 ERIK SCALISE Name Age Team Seed Finals ================================================================== 1 Moses, Ed 30 ROSE 2:00.00 1:56.02N 25.93 54.63 (28.70) 1:24.48 (29.85) 1:56.02 (31.54)

Well, as I recall, the 100 fly was Chris' Olympic event. Here are Chris's Olympics stats: www.sports-reference.com/.../kristofer-stivenson-1.html The above web site (www.sports-reference.com) is a great web site, by the way...

I have been accused of living in the past or should we look back to the past forget it then go on with the present. For myself, though I was an ardent tech suit fan and wish we had them back, I have to grudgingly admit that I seem to do better vis-a-vis my chief competition without the tech suits.

Thanks, there was once a time I was a better butterflier than backstroker. ) Chris, it just dawned on me that I have a towel from your Olympics. Still in perfect shape and I use it often. Your butterfly is amazing to watch, too. Somewhere on you tube is the video I took of your 400 IM if you want to share it.

I would like to give special thanks to all of the volunteers who helped make Spring Nationals a success. And to all of the swimmers who competed, you should be proud of your accomplishments not just at the meet but for your season of training to prepare for Nationals. To those who went to Mesa and gave it your all, I think Theodore Roosevelt's famous quote should symbolize your effort: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." -Theodore Roosevelt

I can't quantify the suit speed since I switched events and trained totally differently this year versus the meet at Ga Tech. Either way, the loss of the suits is still one of the darkest days ever. Did I miss you swimming the 500?

Here are Chris's Olympics stats: www.sports-reference.com/.../kristofer-stivenson-1.html The above web site (www.sports-reference.com) is a great web site, by the way...Apparently, Chris raced my coach in the 200 fly- round 1, heat 3. Small world.