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Rearview Mirror: Swimming in 2009

These year end numbers are not exact as I may not have logged every workout into my ongoing log totals.  But from what I have logged I have swam a total of 533,344 yards for 2009.  That is using a total of yards and meters and then having the log on the USMS website figure it all out for the Go The Distance login. 

The year itself was an okay year for swimming.  Swam at the USMS SCY Championships and had an okay swim meet.  Had a few personal best times.  Had some okay times.  But I swam and didn't get DQ'ed which is half the battle.  For SCY Season I ranked 10th in the 1650 for Men 35-39 in USMS Swimming.  Not too shabby.

Then I sat out LCM season with no swim meets.  Not that I swam many meets in 2009 in any pool length.  I swam at 4 SCY and 2 SCM meets.  That is more then enough.

When SCM season rolled around I gotta admit my swim meet swimming started off pretty bad and kept on getting worse.  I swam a meet at UCLA and in my 100 back and 100 fly did some of my slowest swims ever.  I alsn my 1500 i did my 2nd fastest time but it was so far behind my best time that I wasn't happy.  My 400 free, 200 fly and 200 back were also not very fast times for me.  On the last day of the meet I finally got into my grove and did a personal best in the 800 free.  Guess 2009 was the year of the 800 free for me. It'll be a few months before any Top 10 times are released but looking up my rankings I have a few but those can and may change as meets are still being loaded into the USMS database. 

Overall it was a good year.  As for 2010 and my goals you can read that post LINK that I typed up on my flight to Florida last week. 

E26H05 Men 100M Fly – 2009 US Masters SCM Southwest Zone Championships

E26H05 Men 100M Fly – 2009 US Masters SCM Southwest Zone Championships

I'm in Lane 2 it looks like.  This was right after my 800 free.  It was an okay swim.  It was what it was. 

you can watch it on liveswim.net

E19H06 Men 200M Fly – 2009 US Masters SCM Southwest Zone Championships

Here is my 200 M butterfly.  I'm in Lane 8 and dead last.  You can't really see me swim that much.  Oh well.  Damn Lane 8!

You can watch it also on liveswim.net

E10H11 Men 400M Free – 2009 US Masters SCM Southwest Zone Championships

My 400 Free from Saturday is now online at liveswim.net.

E10H11 Men 400M Free – 2009 US Masters SCM Southwest Zone Championships.  Gotta hand it to the folks at liveswim.net for some excellent work.  You can see me and all my dorkness before I enter the water.  They zoomed in on me for a bit. 

SPMA Masters Championships Features Barrage of World Records

Swimming World has a write-up about last weekends SPMA Champs and it's Morning Swim Show has a bit of news and an interview. The article LINK has a full list of all the World Records set at this meet.

MSS Streamlined:

Dec. 8, 2009: Alan Thompson takes leave of absence; Liu Zige falls short of world record in 200 fly; Masters swimmers set world records in Long Beach.  

E07H08 200 SCM Backstroke Video

You can watch below of follow the link to the liveswim.net to see my heat of the 200 SCM Backstroke. 

E07H08 200 SCM Backstroke Video

My 1500 SCM Freestyle Post Swim Photo

David LaChapelle photog's me being pulled out after my 1500. Well...maybe not

  

source

Weekend Swimming Roundup

I've already posted a bit about my weekend and when I can lift my arms a bit more I may write a bit more.  But check out Tony's and Rob's blogs for great run downs of this past weekend's swimming in Long Beach. (photo from RobAquatics of me counting for one of my team mates Luis.  I think I counted for 3 people during the 1500, one for the 400 and two for the 800.)

Team photos of the 'SPMA SCM Regional Championship' races! - SCAQ Blog

2009 SPMA SCM Regionals: A thousand world records will descend on you! - SCAQ Blog

SPMA Short Course Meters Regionals is hemorrhaging World Records!  - SCAQ Blog

I did something very stupid today at the SPMA SCM Championships!  - SCAQ Blog

2009 SPMA SCM Regional Championships Day 2 Wrap Up - RobAquatics

 2009 SPMA SCM Regional Championships Day 3 Wrap Up  - RobAquatics

Watch the 2009 SPMA SCM Regional Championships Live!  - RobAquatics

Last Swim Before Long Beach  - RobAquatics

100 SC Meter Butterfly

Event 26  Men 35-39 100 SC Meter Butterfly

        32.65    
1:08.53 (35.88)  

I so was going to scratch this event.  But it turned out to be my 2nd fastest ever for this event.  So I'm glad I did it.  And to be honest I think I held back too much during the first 50 as I was afraid I was going to die.  The previous event was the 800 and didn't have much time in between.  So I'm happy with my time all things considered.

Redemption! 800 SC Meter Freestyle

Event 24  Men 35-39 800 SC Meter Freestyle
 
Mc Kenna, Joel        
9:40.61  
      
                33.08    
1:08.56 (35.48)    
1:44.70 (36.14)    
2:20.99 (36.29)
2:57.63 (36.64)    
3:34.41 (36.78)    
4:11.34 (36.93)    
4:48.17 (36.83)
5:25.01 (36.84)    
6:01.59 (36.58)    
6:38.16 (36.57)    
7:14.89 (36.73)
7:51.58 (36.69)    
8:28.39 (36.81)   
 9:05.17 (36.78)   
 9:40.61 (35.44)

HOLY 36!  Holy Fast!  Gotta admit it felt good to swim one good race this weekend.  Funny thing was that when I finished I was a bit confused at what was my previous best time.  I had thought I was about 1 second slower but turns out I was 9 seconds faster.  Can't even begin to explain how happy I was about 5 minutes after my swim when I realized that.  I was having a shitty weekend and one little event of 32 laps turned it all around for me.  Redemption!