So we have a "swim rant" thread, but I wanted to post my "swim happy" moment today, probably brought on by being out of the water for over a week.
Pool reopened after maintenance + clear, fresh perfect temp water + 6 lap lanes between 4 lap swimmers = 4200yd :bliss:
Great job! One of these years I will make the FINA rankings...
Thanks, That Guy!
So, what's wrong with this picture? You are a Top Ten swimmer and I am far from that! In breaststroke, I only rank in the top third or so in my best event. But, I end up in the FINA Top Ten and you don't. :shakeshead: You SO deserve to be there!
Here is the way I see it: I am fortunate to swim on a large team (Georgia Masters Killer Whales) with a lot of good swimmers. And, we are fortunate to have Donna Hooe and Walter Leen who do a great job putting relays together. They look at records ahead of time and base their strategy around what records are up for grabs. In this case, Walter organized the relays and gave as many swimmers as possible the opportunity to break records. I have him to thank for giving me the opportunity. And, I have Jennifer Almand to thank for swimming the freestyle leg, rather than breaststroke, her best stroke (as well as mine). She is way faster than I am in breaststroke, but we needed her to anchor our relay. And, Cathy Jones swam the fly leg immediately after her 200 backstroke race. I was at the right place at the right time and the opportunity fell in my lap.
No offense to Rob Copeland ( :bighug: ), but the best move I have made as a USMS swimmer was switching from his small team to the Killer Whales, so I could swim relays. It has been a blast; especially swimming on two medal winning teams at Auburn Nationals! :bliss:
Great job! One of these years I will make the FINA rankings...
Thanks, That Guy!
So, what's wrong with this picture? You are a Top Ten swimmer and I am far from that! In breaststroke, I only rank in the top third or so in my best event. But, I end up in the FINA Top Ten and you don't. :shakeshead: You SO deserve to be there!
Here is the way I see it: I am fortunate to swim on a large team (Georgia Masters Killer Whales) with a lot of good swimmers. And, we are fortunate to have Donna Hooe and Walter Leen who do a great job putting relays together. They look at records ahead of time and base their strategy around what records are up for grabs. In this case, Walter organized the relays and gave as many swimmers as possible the opportunity to break records. I have him to thank for giving me the opportunity. And, I have Jennifer Almand to thank for swimming the freestyle leg, rather than breaststroke, her best stroke (as well as mine). She is way faster than I am in breaststroke, but we needed her to anchor our relay. And, Cathy Jones swam the fly leg immediately after her 200 backstroke race. I was at the right place at the right time and the opportunity fell in my lap.
No offense to Rob Copeland ( :bighug: ), but the best move I have made as a USMS swimmer was switching from his small team to the Killer Whales, so I could swim relays. It has been a blast; especially swimming on two medal winning teams at Auburn Nationals! :bliss:
