To those that have set or broken any swimming records, which are they? :banana:
Anything from a school, local, club or meet record on up to world qualifies. :cheerleader: :worms:
Feel free to include any story leading up to how and when you broke the record.
Elgin Blue Wave mens Medley relay , 55+ - state meet 2008 - we broke the state record for nearly 4 min - then it was taken away from us by another team !!
since our Masters team ofiicially started in 2007, I have been setting records, not breaking them.
it's so much fun for us, almost everyone who has swam with us in the last 2-3 yrs has a record, either individual or relay.
I have almost all the 30-34 records. this year there are no 30-34 yr olds so they will stand for atleast two years. but when our 27-28 yrs olds come up to 30 most of them will get broken.
I have most of the 35-39 as well, but we are 3 in that age group so it's fun that we push each other.
we have lots of gaps so over the next 15-20 yrs there will be events that anyone can swim to set a record.
even though we are a young team our 35-39 womens backstroke records are even nordic and in some cases european records.
it's looking like some of our 55-59 womens ***, free and fly records could also be national records (sweden). This past sunday we had swimmes from 16 to 66.
My most interesting record is from 1982. I was living in Guam and set the island record for 8 and under 400 free LCM. the following year I believe they removed the event stating it was too long for kids that age. As far as I know I was the last one to break it before they removed the event.
In the 1989 Pan-Pac Masters SCM meet I was under the WR in all 3 BRs. Unfortunately ,I didn't finish first in any of them(I did get a NR in the 200 BR as the winner was from Mexico.)
Also Scott Guthrie's statement below his signiture is "33 consecutive years of TT" which just beats me because I got hurt in 1978 and didn't swim any meets,so I have TT 74-77 and 79-present.
I had some school records- one of which lasted 17 years until a tech suiter took it down- but the record I was most proud of was my beer shotgunning record. 2.96sec. :chug:
In the 1989 Pan-Pac Masters SCM meet I was under the WR in all 3 BRs. Unfortunately ,I didn't finish first in any of them(I did get a NR in the 200 BR as the winner was from Mexico.)
Also Scott Guthrie's statement below his signiture is "33 consecutive years of TT" which just beats me because I got hurt in 1978 and didn't swim any meets,so I have TT 74-77 and 79-present.
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In 1964 I was a sophomore in HS in Newark, NJ. I was on a 160 yard freestyle relay that broke a City record (that's in a 20 yard pool for those who have never heard of this before). Swimming in Newark got slower and slower and fewer and fewer schools took part in the City Championships until 1970 when they stopped having a championship meet.
So, technically, I still hold a record some 47 years later!:banana:
I had some school records- one of which lasted 17 years until a tech suiter took it down- but the record I was most proud of was my beer shotgunning record. 2.96sec. :chug:
Was that just for one or the entire 6 pack?
To post what records I have set would be a “I” being on a “vanity mode” :bitching:
So, just to write a bit; the record I have been setting is being swimming as a master for 17 years and enjoying every bit of it as the first year! Though a lot of uncomfortable situations have been happening as I am always the “outsider” :):D
Ooooo- that's low, Jim.
Yes, it would be a very low time for a 6-pack. Without further ado...
The Entire List of That Guy's Records
I held my college's 1000 free record for 30 days before a teammate broke it leading off his 1650.
