Swim happy

Swimosaur swam in 8 events and got personal bests in 7 of them! Thanks, Elaine!!! To be sure, two of the eight were events I don't swim very often; one was brand new for me. However, the remaining six were events I've done many times before, including at last year's LCM nats in Auburn. Of those six, I did new PBs in five of them! In the last event, I was only 0.14 off. I'll take it! The jury has returned its verdict: I am in better shape than last year! Elaine had a great meet! She boldly took on the toughest events in the pool, including the 200 fly, and the 400 IM, and the 800 free, all on the same day! At the end of the day, she was still full of energy, bouncing up & down on the deck, saying, "Let's do it again!" It was fun hanging out with Elaine and Bruce. It was also fun to see -- and often get beaten by! -- my other buddies from GAJA. The pool in Greenville, SC is now awesome! Team Greenville did a complete remodeling. And by complete, I mean they tore the old pool out of the ground, dug a new hole, and started over from scratch. The new pool is gorgeous. It is (I'm guessing) 9 feet deep everywhere, with 9 foot lanes. The water is clear and cool, and there are Colorado timing pads on both ends. It's fast! There are plenty of bleachers. There's a 5 lane, 25 yard therapy pool in an adjacent room for swimdowns. It's a fine place to swim! The meet was very well run; the volunteers did a terrific job! Many thanks to Greenville!!!

Swimosaur swam in 8 events and got personal bests in 7 of them! Thanks, Elaine!!! To be sure, two of the eight were events I don't swim very often; one was brand new for me. However, the remaining six were events I've done many times before, including at last year's LCM nats in Auburn. Of those six, I did new PBs in five of them! In the last event, I was only 0.14 off. I'll take it! The jury has returned its verdict: I am in better shape than last year! Elaine had a great meet! She boldly took on the toughest events in the pool, including the 200 fly, and the 400 IM, and the 800 free, all on the same day! At the end of the day, she was still full of energy, bouncing up & down on the deck, saying, "Let's do it again!" It was fun hanging out with Elaine and Bruce. It was also fun to see -- and often get beaten by! -- my other buddies from GAJA. The pool in Greenville, SC is now awesome! Team Greenville did a complete remodeling. And by complete, I mean they tore the old pool out of the ground, dug a new hole, and started over from scratch. The new pool is gorgeous. It is (I'm guessing) 9 feet deep everywhere, with 9 foot lanes. The water is clear and cool, and there are Colorado timing pads on both ends. It's fast! There are plenty of bleachers. There's a 5 lane, 25 yard therapy pool in an adjacent room for swimdowns. It's a fine place to swim! The meet was very well run; the volunteers did a terrific job! Many thanks to Greenville!!!