[Breeze]

Gold Invite @ Cumming Aquatic Center - 10/14-16


Finally, I have a swim meet to write about. It seems so long since I last updated this journal with any swimming information...again, as I've said numerous times during the start of the season, it is difficult to know how well the kids are going to do in the first meet and in the middle of ramping up their practices (and the coach is really working them hard right now), but regardless here is what they are swimming:

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Bailey

# 1 (d1/s1): G Open 200 Medley (2:24.70Y ) - improved free and breast, but her back is currently a work in progress as she's changing her stroke a bit. I figure she'll be right around her PB
# 3 (d1/s1): G Open 50 Free (27.86Y ) - could improve here as she's continued to work on her freestyle
# 7 (d1/s1): G Open 500 Free (5:49.07Y ) - should improve here because her freestyle is better and she doesn't fear the mid-distance events like she used to
# 41 (d2/s3): G 13-14 200 Free (2:05.69Y ) - Don't think she can get close to 120 seconds...so not sure she'll drop much but a 2:03 wouldn't surprise me.
# 47 (d2/s3): G 13-14 100 Back (1:05.15Y ) - as I mentioned in the IM above, this is a work in progress, hopefully she'll dial it in and we'll see a good swim.
# 53 (d2/s3): G 13-14 200 Breast (2:51.55Y ) - should improve just because there is room for it...hopefully she continues to slowly improve this stroke
# 59 (d2/s3): G 13-14 100 Fly (1:01.25Y ) - she want's sub60...don't think it happens at this meet, but it is a good goal regardless
# 95 (d3/s5): G 13-14 200 Fly (2:13.79Y ) - not sure the goal here, but it wouldn't surprise me to see her beat this time.
# 101 (d3/s5): G 13-14 200 Back (2:17.77Y ) - see 100 back
# 107 (d3/s5): G 13-14 100 Breast (1:22.00Y ) - see 200 breast
# 113 (d3/s5): G 13-14 100 Free (1:00.50Y ) - sub60 or bust!!! actually she'll probably be too tired being the last swim and after the 200 fly and back...but she'll get it this season I'm sure.


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Bear

# 2 (d1/s1): B Open 200 Medley (2:10.22Y ) - I've seen Bear swimming some breast at practice when I pick him up and it looks much better. Fly he said is better, but he says his early grab in the free is off right now and he's trying to clean it up...figure that means a time around his seed.
# 4 (d1/s1): B Open 50 Free (25.50Y ) - If he can get into his good form, could drop...maybe 23+
# 8 (d1/s1): B Open 500 Free (4:59.71Y ) - He's going to want to do well here, but if his form is off, this is a tough race to swim. We should know early based on his splits.
# 42 (d2/s3): B 13-14 200 Free (1:52.15Y ) - similar to the 500...I don't see him beating this time as it is a very strong PB
# 48 (d2/s3): B 13-14 100 Back (1:05.73Y ) - haven't really heard about his backstroke...so no idea
# 60 (d2/s3): B 13-14 100 Fly (1:00.07Y ) - he's going to be pretty upset if he isn't sub60
# 96 (d3/s5): B 13-14 200 Fly (2:08.75Y ) - after seeing his 100, I'll have a better idea on this one
# 102 (d3/s5): B 13-14 200 Back (2:18.94Y ) - see 100 back
# 108 (d3/s5): B 13-14 100 Breast (1:17.09Y ) - not sure why Bailey is doing the 200 breast, but Bear isn't...anyway, I think Bear will drop here if he isn't too tired from the 200 fly and back.
# 114 (d3/s5): B 13-14 100 Free (53.72Y ) - all about form...if he's on, he could drop


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Brett - because of his shoulder injury, Brett was supposed to scratch this meet, but he requested being allowed to do some sprints...

# 50 (d2/s3): B Open 100 Back (1:11.44Y ) - with his lack of swimming I don't expect any personal bests, but he could get close here if he races it.
# 106 (d3/s5): B Open 100 Breast (1:12.60Y ) - this stroke will hurt him more than the other two, because of the way he has to grab the water, so I don't think he'll get close...probably 1:15
# 112 (d3/s5): B Open 100 Free (58.56Y ) - maybe all the kicking he's done will power him in this one, but I suspect somewhere around a 1:01...

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Note: After seeing some of the times from friends that swim for different teams, I'm thinking that staying within a couple of seconds of personal bests will be quite an achievement.