districts
districts didnt go too bad, sort of.
individually districts were really disappointing.
i got sick 2 days before prelims, AWESOME!!! my 100 fly should have been 58 or under, and it was 1.00.01, so close, so close. i put in crazy fly work at fleet and hs, and felt really cheated by that bad race, i didnt even final. boo hoo. 500 didnt go too well either, especially considering the crazy work we put in at junior group. the day before i got sick we did 6x100m on 1.40 but hitting goal pace (1.10m=1.03y), and i hit all 6 at 1.10, which paces out to be about 15 seconds faster than a 5 thirtysomething, even with being tired factored in, i feel like i should have swam about 15 seconds faster, the training i put in over the holidays also point to better results.
relays went really well, sort of.
the medley relay at prelims went pretty good, i went a 26.3, and i need to go a 25.0 to hold up my leg of a 1.39. we went into finals seeded 7th?. we almost missed the 200 f.r., so the order was kinda messed up, but we finaled seeded 8th.
finals
the medley relay went really well, we made up to seeds, dropped about 3 seconds between prelims and finals, went a 1.42 which is a good enough time to get us to regionals. eric split a 26.mid, drew split a 28, i split a 25.0, and kyle split a 22 mid?.
in order to break the school record of 1.39, eric needs to go a 25.5, drew needs to go a 27.5, i need to go a 24.5 and kyle needs to go a 21.5, and one of us needs to go a little lower. ambitious, but its a school record nobody (except maybe us in a few years) will break for a while, the old one was set in 91. eric can go the 25.5 if he pushed it hard enough, drew went a 1.02 100 breast, so we think he can go it, i can drop a little time in the fly, i have a full let fsII(sweet!!!) and i breathed in the flags at finals, and kyle went a 22.0 on the f.r..
the 200 f.r. was almost there. we were on time, and eric led it out in a 23.6, a weak split considering he was rested, shaved (head, arms, legs) in a fsII leg, mark hit a 23.6, and i went a 23.9 (best 50 time by about a second) and kyle went a 22.0, his best time by about half a second. but we got dq'd. as i was comin in, kyle realized he couldnt legally make up the gap, so he thought (and i agree) the only shot we had was for him to jump early and hope the officials didnt see. they did, and we got deked, but we would have gotten 7th anyway, so it doesnt really matter. the relay did prove to kyle though that he can go fast, kyle wasnt rested, or shaved at all in a speedo at finals, hell be tapered shaved in an fsii at regionals, so we can expect a legal 22.0
other people
eric went a 56.__ in the back and got 2nd, and a 2.05.08-slowerthankyle- in the 200 im
drew went a 1.01.99 in the 100 breast and got 5th
kyle went a 2.05 -.08fasterthaneric- and didnt final (!?!?!?) in the 100 free
ethan went a 54 in the 100 free and although its a slow time for the event, it was fast enough for him to make the natl. club traveling h20polo team. mad props yo.
brandon (fr.) went a 5.15 in the 500 free, showing incredible overall progress over the season, but not enough to get him to regionals. great effort yo.
seraphina (fr) owned the 100 breast but got 2nd, and the 200 im got like 4th. mad props
other freshman (aimee, kalee, judy, natalie) owned their events also
maddie morris went a 1.03? in the 100 fly and is going to regionals
emily's shoulder is recovering, which is cool, next season
jennifer lamb (j. lamb) owned the 500 by about 20 seconds (seriously), and was beaten in teh 200 fr, the biggest upset of the meet. she got outstanding swimmer of the meet
ashley richter owned the 50/100 free, winning both i think
jessica skelton was disappointed in her swimming, but did ok
kristen zinser owned her back and is going to regionals
merideth wolff got like, 4th in the breast and is going to regionals, mad props yo
regionals is thursday/saturday, hopefully our relay will be back saturday, and hopefully i will no longer be sick.
individually districts were really disappointing.
i got sick 2 days before prelims, AWESOME!!! my 100 fly should have been 58 or under, and it was 1.00.01, so close, so close. i put in crazy fly work at fleet and hs, and felt really cheated by that bad race, i didnt even final. boo hoo. 500 didnt go too well either, especially considering the crazy work we put in at junior group. the day before i got sick we did 6x100m on 1.40 but hitting goal pace (1.10m=1.03y), and i hit all 6 at 1.10, which paces out to be about 15 seconds faster than a 5 thirtysomething, even with being tired factored in, i feel like i should have swam about 15 seconds faster, the training i put in over the holidays also point to better results.
relays went really well, sort of.
the medley relay at prelims went pretty good, i went a 26.3, and i need to go a 25.0 to hold up my leg of a 1.39. we went into finals seeded 7th?. we almost missed the 200 f.r., so the order was kinda messed up, but we finaled seeded 8th.
finals
the medley relay went really well, we made up to seeds, dropped about 3 seconds between prelims and finals, went a 1.42 which is a good enough time to get us to regionals. eric split a 26.mid, drew split a 28, i split a 25.0, and kyle split a 22 mid?.
in order to break the school record of 1.39, eric needs to go a 25.5, drew needs to go a 27.5, i need to go a 24.5 and kyle needs to go a 21.5, and one of us needs to go a little lower. ambitious, but its a school record nobody (except maybe us in a few years) will break for a while, the old one was set in 91. eric can go the 25.5 if he pushed it hard enough, drew went a 1.02 100 breast, so we think he can go it, i can drop a little time in the fly, i have a full let fsII(sweet!!!) and i breathed in the flags at finals, and kyle went a 22.0 on the f.r..
the 200 f.r. was almost there. we were on time, and eric led it out in a 23.6, a weak split considering he was rested, shaved (head, arms, legs) in a fsII leg, mark hit a 23.6, and i went a 23.9 (best 50 time by about a second) and kyle went a 22.0, his best time by about half a second. but we got dq'd. as i was comin in, kyle realized he couldnt legally make up the gap, so he thought (and i agree) the only shot we had was for him to jump early and hope the officials didnt see. they did, and we got deked, but we would have gotten 7th anyway, so it doesnt really matter. the relay did prove to kyle though that he can go fast, kyle wasnt rested, or shaved at all in a speedo at finals, hell be tapered shaved in an fsii at regionals, so we can expect a legal 22.0
other people
eric went a 56.__ in the back and got 2nd, and a 2.05.08-slowerthankyle- in the 200 im
drew went a 1.01.99 in the 100 breast and got 5th
kyle went a 2.05 -.08fasterthaneric- and didnt final (!?!?!?) in the 100 free
ethan went a 54 in the 100 free and although its a slow time for the event, it was fast enough for him to make the natl. club traveling h20polo team. mad props yo.
brandon (fr.) went a 5.15 in the 500 free, showing incredible overall progress over the season, but not enough to get him to regionals. great effort yo.
seraphina (fr) owned the 100 breast but got 2nd, and the 200 im got like 4th. mad props
other freshman (aimee, kalee, judy, natalie) owned their events also
maddie morris went a 1.03? in the 100 fly and is going to regionals
emily's shoulder is recovering, which is cool, next season
jennifer lamb (j. lamb) owned the 500 by about 20 seconds (seriously), and was beaten in teh 200 fr, the biggest upset of the meet. she got outstanding swimmer of the meet
ashley richter owned the 50/100 free, winning both i think
jessica skelton was disappointed in her swimming, but did ok
kristen zinser owned her back and is going to regionals
merideth wolff got like, 4th in the breast and is going to regionals, mad props yo
regionals is thursday/saturday, hopefully our relay will be back saturday, and hopefully i will no longer be sick.