Swim happy

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!!! Awww, thanks Swimosaur! :D You were fun to hang out with, too. And, it was great watching you swim and :cheerleader: for you! Here are the videos Bruce shot of two of your events: 50m bk- http://youtu.be/82ZY7cgKlts 200m br- http://youtu.be/C4N2B4a_nls It was a role reversal at this meet; Swimosaur swam 200 breaststroke and I didn't, in favor of 200 fly. Great job on the breaststroke, Swimosaur! Post this link in The Breaststroke Lane and King Frog (and possibly Jim Rude) will give you informative feedback. I thought you did great! As for still being able to function at the conclusion of the meet, after my 800, it is obvious I left too much in the pool. I had only practiced "racing" those events from a push-off over the past month; just a few times each event. So, I am still trying to figure out pacing. But, with practice, I at least hope to increase my fly speed! As for the facility, I agree. I never saw it before the remodel, so I have nothing for comparison. In addition to what you said, the locker rooms were also very nice. My only issue with the facility was the heat; a constant problem for me. They billed it as an "indoor/outdoor climate controlled facility", however they opened all of the huge doors, so it was basically like being outdoors in the shade. It was very hot and humid; quite exhausting, since my 400m heat didn't go off until around 7:30pm and I had to be back less than 12 hours later, after warm-down. The warm-up pool was also around 85 degrees. To combat the heat, I took a lot of cold showers and made a lot of trips to the locker rooms to stay cool in the airconditioning. In the end, I was a lot happier in the end :banana: than when I arrived :afraid:. It was a fun meet, the volunteers and officials were terrific and we had a great time. And, yes, sign me up for Brute Squad; I'm ready to do it again! :bliss:

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!!! Awww, thanks Swimosaur! :D You were fun to hang out with, too. And, it was great watching you swim and :cheerleader: for you! Here are the videos Bruce shot of two of your events: 50m bk- http://youtu.be/82ZY7cgKlts 200m br- http://youtu.be/C4N2B4a_nls It was a role reversal at this meet; Swimosaur swam 200 breaststroke and I didn't, in favor of 200 fly. Great job on the breaststroke, Swimosaur! Post this link in The Breaststroke Lane and King Frog (and possibly Jim Rude) will give you informative feedback. I thought you did great! As for still being able to function at the conclusion of the meet, after my 800, it is obvious I left too much in the pool. I had only practiced "racing" those events from a push-off over the past month; just a few times each event. So, I am still trying to figure out pacing. But, with practice, I at least hope to increase my fly speed! As for the facility, I agree. I never saw it before the remodel, so I have nothing for comparison. In addition to what you said, the locker rooms were also very nice. My only issue with the facility was the heat; a constant problem for me. They billed it as an "indoor/outdoor climate controlled facility", however they opened all of the huge doors, so it was basically like being outdoors in the shade. It was very hot and humid; quite exhausting, since my 400m heat didn't go off until around 7:30pm and I had to be back less than 12 hours later, after warm-down. The warm-up pool was also around 85 degrees. To combat the heat, I took a lot of cold showers and made a lot of trips to the locker rooms to stay cool in the airconditioning. In the end, I was a lot happier in the end :banana: than when I arrived :afraid:. It was a fun meet, the volunteers and officials were terrific and we had a great time. And, yes, sign me up for Brute Squad; I'm ready to do it again! :bliss: