2011 USMS Summer LCM Nationals in Auburn, AL

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Chris Stevenson — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:24:52 GMT

Just noticed something interesting:Laura Val would have finished 2nd in the 200 Fly and 3rd in the 100 Fly in the men's section.Has a woman ever been the fastest in her age group,men or women at Nats? Heck, 33-year-old Noriko Inada's 100 back time at Auburn (1:01.78) was faster than the time of ANY male at the meet, in any age group.

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orca1946 — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:00:38 GMT

Test for enhanced swimming ??!! Just kidding:bolt: Being fast takes lots of hard work!:bow:

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Chris Stevenson — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:07:08 GMT

Still smarting from that one 'eh? ...I...can't talk about it yet...

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jroddin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:26:39 GMT

Just noticed something interesting:Laura Val would have finished 2nd in the 200 Fly and 3rd in the 100 Fly in the men's section.Has a woman ever been the fastest in her age group,men or women at Nats? If I'm not mistaken, Karlyn Pipes-Neilson accomplished this at LCM Nationals in Portland in 1995 in the 200m back. I think she was 30-34 for that meet.

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Karl_S — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:04:45 GMT

Heck, 33-year-old Noriko Inada's 100 back time at Auburn (1:01.78) was faster than the time of ANY male at the meet, in any age group. Still smarting from that one 'eh?

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pmccoy — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:50:04 GMT

Just noticed something interesting:Laura Val would have finished 2nd in the 200 Fly and 3rd in the 100 Fly in the men's section.Has a woman ever been the fastest in her age group,men or women at Nats?Emile Ewing edged out Christain Matthews in the 100m Backstroke to turn in the fastest 18-24 time. (1:05.37 to 1:05.56). She also beat him in the 200m Backstroke (2:25.44 to 2:31.26). She set a national record in the 50m Backstroke (30.84) but Christian was faster going under 30 in the 50 as well as two other split request swims. The split requests may have had a lot to do with why she beat him in the 100m and 200m backstroke.

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Allen Stark — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:11:46 GMT

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Former Member — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:23:10 GMT

I have posted an album of photos from Nationals here: forums.usms.org/album.php Thanks to Lump (Jeff Palm) for getting my pre-race and race shots! :D Great pictures, Elaine! Thanks for posting!

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Elaine Krugman — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:57:57 GMT

Great pictures, Elaine! Thanks for posting! Your welcome! And, thanks! Videos are at www.YouTube.com/EKrugman1 I finally got a clue and made the album visible on the playlists, so you should be able to find our relay and videos of our teammates!

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Kurt Dickson — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:53:13 GMT

Anybody know who was selling the auburn swimming shirts so I could contact them? I got my daughter a youth medium rather than a regular medium and now she is sad.

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Elaine Krugman — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:58:47 GMT

I have posted an album of photos from Nationals here: forums.usms.org/album.php Thanks to Lump (Jeff Palm) for getting my pre-race and race shots! :D

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Elaine Krugman — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:14:59 GMT

Not sure why I decided to video that race but I'm glad I did. I love Roger's commentary... "Come on Elaine! Get on the wall... don't breathe!" Sounds all too familiar. :D I really tried to go the entire race with only a few breaths, but I was so pooped out by the end, it looks like I completely ran out of gas by the time I got within 15 meters of the wall. :censor: How cool of Roger to cheer me on. You guys were terrific! :agree:

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pmccoy — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:02:04 GMT

Here are a couple other records I managed to capture: Steve Wood (M50-54) - 100 Back ‪rogerv 100bk‬‏ - YouTube 1 Wood, Steve 51 BLU 1:06.99 1:01.89N 11.00 30.20 1:01.89(31.69) If anyone knows him, pass it along. Emile Ewing (W 18-24) - 50 Back ‪emilee_50bk.3gp‬‏ - YouTube 1 Ewing, Emile C 24 AMS 34.00 30.84N 11.00 In perhaps the lone gridge match of the week, Emile and I bet each other a bag of Dave's M&M's against our *** stroke relay swim times. She had already swum a 35.71 in an earlier relay and my 50 *** stroke time from the previous day was 37.04. I clearly needed to dig deep but chocolate was on the line and I managed a 36.06 to make it interesting. Alas, Emile is a machine and cranked out yet another 35.71.

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The Fortress — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:02:00 GMT

Here's Leslie's world record swim... at least the first half of it. You can still see her kick wash at the end. ‪colettem 50bk‬‏ - YouTube Thanks so much for posting this Pete!!! :) I especially wanted to see the start, and it's nice to see I had a quick reaction time.

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jim thornton — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:52:59 GMT

Thanks, Pete. I posted your movie on Leslie's facebook page. I am sure she will appreciate it.

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pmccoy — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:36:40 GMT

Thanks so much, Peter! How cool that you got the one race we didn't. I sure appreciate it! Not sure why I decided to video that race but I'm glad I did. I love Roger's commentary... "Come on Elaine! Get on the wall... don't breathe!" Sounds all too familiar. Here's Leslie's world record swim... at least the first half of it. You can still see her kick wash at the end. ‪colettem 50bk‬‏ - YouTube

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Elaine Krugman — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:20:48 GMT

Ditto to all this. And it was nice meeting you in person, Elaine. Thanks, Chris; you, too! And, congratulations on your WORLD RECORD! :applaud: I wish I had gotten that swim on video...

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Former Member — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:52:22 GMT

:applaud::applaud::applaud: Great job, Jeff! I just watched the entire slide show from today and you did an AWESOME job! Thanks so much for getting such great shots of everybody from Anne Dunivin ("Anne with an E", our 95 year old teammate) to Roderick, on his 50 free. I was surprised to see you even got me in a breaststroke sequence and on the blocks before my 50 free. Thanks! Bruce shoots video of my races, however, I have never seen any still shots, so thanks for getting some during the meet. And, thanks for getting shots I would have liked to have gotten, however, Bruce had my camera up in the stands! You really did an outstanding job with your photography. :D No problem! I had a great time shooting folks while I had downtime (a lot of it between my events)!

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Ahelee Sue Osborn — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:37:25 GMT

The weather cooperated nicely which kept the outdoor pool open until the very end of the meet. It was warm but not too hot. The outdoor pool was awesome for warming up. There was a small walk to get there but the lanes rarely had more than 3 people in them. It let me warm up at whatever speed I wanted without running into anyone or being in anyone's way. It was also nice to get out in some fresh air an sunshine. Thanks to all who put their valuable time in to making this a memorable Nationals! I started a little tradition for myself of staying on a bit longer in the nationals host town. So nice to stroll around leisurely and enjoy the local flavor. If at all possible I try to make the club's Monday masters workout. I never got out to the outdoor warmup pool, so I'm happy the Auburn Masters coach gave me a thumbs up to join their workout -outside tomorrow! WAR EAGLE!

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knelson — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:30:08 GMT

Allen buried Robert Wright on the last turn. That was really the difference in the race. Interesting contrast in styles between the two of them!

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swoomer — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:29:28 GMT

Another good show! I love going to Nationals and haven't missed one since I started swimming in 2005 at age 59. Ttis time I scored 5 seconds and a third and I'm feeling mighty proud at this moment. But most of all I leave having witnessed amazing feats by others, including the elderly, the truly talented, and the totally courageous. I always depart a better person. Also must report that Lumpy is completely recognizable in person. I know there were numerous regulars out there, but I only was able to meet Lump up close and personal. Leslie, I know you were there, but missed you this time. (met you in Boston).....great swims once again. Anyway, once again I walk away with so many great memories, including the knowledge that what we do is not all about swimming. It's about character, hard work, and the desire to be the best that we can be. This is all about the USMS experience and I feel honored to share the experience with so many like minded people!

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Chris Stevenson — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 10:48:17 GMT

Thank you Elaine for the videos. Thanks to everyone involved in putting on the meet.It was a great meet in a fast pool put on by really nice people. Ditto to all this. And it was nice meeting you in person, Elaine.

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Elaine Krugman — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 10:45:16 GMT

50fr- (No video; out of memory on the card!)/QUOTE] Got it covered. Not as good on the quality as yours are but it is still there. Very nice race btw. I think this was way under your seed time. ‪elainek 50fr‬‏ - YouTube I got half of Leslie's WR but she kind of blew away the person I was filming and left the frame at the end. I'll try to post it when youtube finally queue's it through. Thanks so much, Peter! How cool that you got the one race we didn't. I sure appreciate it! :applaud: I had to laugh at the end of my race; I sure was out of steam! I was so tired by then, thanks to the lousy night of sleep at the hotel the night before. Wednesday night was rotten, too, and it sure showed in my race times on Thursday and Saturday, in my breaststroke. On Friday, I got a PB in the 100 breaststroke and my free relay split was a PB; faster than the 50m free race you filmed. Sleep makes all the difference in the world for me; speaking of which, I'm ready to hit the pillow... :bed: Thanks, again, Peter! :D

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Elaine Krugman — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 10:28:59 GMT

I'd like to thank the meet organizers for another well run event. Peter is right; it was a fantastic meet! Thanks, USMS! I would also like to thank you, Peter, and your teammates, Roger and Dave, for being so supportive and encouraging, just like you were when I met you guys at the February Auburn meet. I heard the Titans cheering from the starting block and I can hear cheering going on in the video Bruce took of my 200 breaststroke race. Bruce picked up on the positive stroke critique, as well, and passed that information to me. I appreciated it very much, because I was TIRED and my time was terrible. Between the Titans and the Starks, the support was fantastic. THANKS! Please pass my thanks(!!!) on to Roger and Dave. You guys were terrific; I will always remember the Titans! :D

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pmccoy — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:03:44 GMT

I'd like to thank the meet organizers for another well run event. Everything went off on time without any issues that I could tell. The weather cooperated nicely which kept the outdoor pool open until the very end of the meet. It was warm but not too hot. The outdoor pool was awesome for warming up. There was a small walk to get there but the lanes rarely had more than 3 people in them. It let me warm up at whatever speed I wanted without running into anyone or being in anyone's way. It was also nice to get out in some fresh air an sunshine. Thanks to all who put their valuable time in to making this a memorable Nationals!