Swim happy

Awesome!!! I want to share a story. A couple of years ago, when I started swimming with the Knoxville team, I met Bill Lauer, who is now 77 years old (and won 4 events at Greensboro). At 77, Bill is still one of those tough guys who swims the 4 IM and 2 fly. He's also a very great gentleman and I'm honored to know him. So when I met him, I was like, what? This dude is 25 years older than me and he can swim the 2 fly, and I can't? Daaaaammmmnnnnn ..... that's a challenge. It took me a year to do the 4 IM, and another to do the 2 fly, but now I can do them. I swam the 4 IM at Greensboro, and will do the 2 fly at nats ... someday. Thanks, Bill!!! You can do it too! Great story, Swimosaur! You did a great job swimming the 400 IM at Greensboro! You had an awesome meet; I was inspired by your time drops! Hey, what about James' friend who swims the mile each day- fly?! She is in her late 60's and had cancer! James, did I get the facts right on that? She is amazing, so, I figure, if she can do it, I can work up to the 200 fly. I at least know I can do the 400 IM! Thanks for your encouragment! I at least want to swim the 400m IM at Nationals, in Mission Viejo, next year. I was a So. Cal. gal (until 2004), so I will be going home for that Nationals. I'll have to do it up right on my former home turf! :chug:

Awesome!!! I want to share a story. A couple of years ago, when I started swimming with the Knoxville team, I met Bill Lauer, who is now 77 years old (and won 4 events at Greensboro). At 77, Bill is still one of those tough guys who swims the 4 IM and 2 fly. He's also a very great gentleman and I'm honored to know him. So when I met him, I was like, what? This dude is 25 years older than me and he can swim the 2 fly, and I can't? Daaaaammmmnnnnn ..... that's a challenge. It took me a year to do the 4 IM, and another to do the 2 fly, but now I can do them. I swam the 4 IM at Greensboro, and will do the 2 fly at nats ... someday. Thanks, Bill!!! You can do it too! Great story, Swimosaur! You did a great job swimming the 400 IM at Greensboro! You had an awesome meet; I was inspired by your time drops! Hey, what about James' friend who swims the mile each day- fly?! She is in her late 60's and had cancer! James, did I get the facts right on that? She is amazing, so, I figure, if she can do it, I can work up to the 200 fly. I at least know I can do the 400 IM! Thanks for your encouragment! I at least want to swim the 400m IM at Nationals, in Mission Viejo, next year. I was a So. Cal. gal (until 2004), so I will be going home for that Nationals. I'll have to do it up right on my former home turf! :chug: