So I swam a 500 warmup, and then got ready mentally for the 500 free. I had Sam as my 50 split notifier and placed him on the side of the pool with instructions. I had Jacob as my counter. I noticed that the Fremont Aquatic center got a new screen which showed the 50 splits nice and big so I really didn't need Sam with this setup. Every time I pushed off the wall on my 50s and took my first breath off to the side I could easily see my 50 split time.
I love how the meet director uses Swim Phone. Good stuff. Here's my splits:
500 Y Free Heat 1 Lane 2 Finals
| Distance | Cum | 50s | 100s | 200s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 29.50 | 29.50 | ||
| 100 | 1:02.97 | 33.47 | 1:02.97 | |
| 150 | 1:36.30 | 33.33 | ||
| 200 | 2:09.61 | 33.31 | 1:06.64 | 2:09.61 |
| 250 | 2:43.11 | 33.50 | ||
| 300 | 3:16.62 | 33.51 | 1:07.01 | |
| 350 | 3:50.32 | 33.70 | ||
| 400 | 4:24.48 | 34.16 | 1:07.86 | 2:14.87 |
| 450 | 4:58.75 | 34.27 | ||
| 500 | 5:32.02 | 33.27 | 1:07.54 | |
| Avg | 33.20 | 1:06.40 | 2:12.81 |
The rest of the events that I registered for were just frosting at this point. I could care less what my time was on those. But I still wanted to swim hard. Here's what I did:
Gordon Gridley (SLOW) Age Group 40-44
| Event | Seed Time | HT/LN | Time | Place | Points | Check-In | Check-In Timeline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mixed | 200 Y | Free | 2:04.00 | 1/2 | NS | NP | 0 | N/A | Seeded |
| 5 | Mixed | 500 Y | Free | 5:40.00 | 1/2 | 5:32.02 | 1 | 20 | N/A | Seeded |
| 8 | Mixed | 50 Y | Free | 27.00 | 2/4 | 26.74 | 3 | 16 | N/A | Seeded |
| 12 | Mixed | 50 Y | Fly | 28.50 | 1/2 | 29.74 | 2 | 17 | N/A | Seeded |
| 14 | Mixed | 100 Y | Free | 58.00 | 1/2 | 58.73 | 1 | 20 | N/A | Seeded |
| Total | 900 Y | 9:37.50 | 7:27.23 | 73 | ||||||
Thing that really sucked was that Event 11 was a 200 medley relay and the SLOW team was in Heat 2. I swam free so I was last. I got out, and then they called up the swimmers for Heat 1 of the 50 Fly. I literally got like 30 seconds rest before sprinting a 50 fly. I was glad I at least got under 30 seconds.
All in all I was pleased with the meet except the ordering of the swimmers in the heats made no sense to me. I was swimming with slow people in the 500 and might have done better had I swam right next Russell Brusch, who got a 5:29 in the 500 a couple heats later.
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