Topic: Swimming Thoughts
I think I am okay for the state meet in April with all the events I want to enter, except for the 200 butterfly. I want to take a shot at it, but after today I've confirmed the obvious. Currently I don't have the strength and stamina for it, so it's going to take a bit of work for me to be able to finish it without dying or completely embarrassing myself.
I was already planning to do the 1650 yard freestyle (ie 1 mile) and the 400 I.M. anyway, and for those who do the 1650 FR, 400 IM, plus the 200 fly at the state meet you get a prize ... and yeah I like getting awards. :)
I know that sounds sooooo superficial, but I guess that does make me slightly competitive. I'm hardly considered cut-throat by any means, but I am competitive in that I always want to do the best I can and I always TRY to win, but if I don't win it's not the end of the world. As my brother told me once, there's always going to be someone who's better than me and someone who's worse than me so all I can do is the best I can do. I always remembered that since what I got out of his message was that regardless of how badly I think I've done, it's not the worst that's ever been done.
On some odd chance someone is reading this and wants to know what events I'm going to enter and what my submitted times are:
200 freestyle (FR) 3:18.45
500 FR 9:05.27
1650 FR (1 mile) 31:27.19
200 backstroke (BK) 3:28.45
200 butterfly (FLY) 4:18.49 (not including rest breaks)
400 I.M. 7:05.13
Don't worry, they're all spread out over three days ... otherwise I wouldn't consider taking on so many events that are such long distances.
The swim meet will be Friday, 8 April - Sunday 10 April at the Denver University Pool. As a kid I was never able to go to state because we always had to have certain times, so now as an adult it will be a lot of fun to be able to do something like that. And it also sounds really good when I'm talking to other swimmers, ie "hey I went to state and got 2nd place in my age group" LOL.
Posted by invisiblerobotfish
at 2:43 PM MST