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March Madness Meet @ GaTech – 3/11-12

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Bailey – not sure what to expect from Bailey this weekend. She’s still struggling with her fly timing, so I don’t expect a good swim in that event, but the rest could be time drops given how hard she’s been working at practice.

# 11 (d1/s1): G 13-14 200 Back (2:17.77Y) – Bailey only swam this once during the season in January right in the middle of intense training. She only managed a 2:26…which is obviously way off her personal best. The PB time is just over a year old, so not sure what she’ll do with this one tapered. I think she’ll easily beat the 2:26, but I don’t think we see a PB swim.

# 15 (d1/s1): G 13-14 100 Free (57.56Y) – She went a 57 low in a relay during state. I think that’s a good potential number for her. I hope she gets into the 56s.

# 23 (d1/s1): G 13 & Over 500 Free (5:34.85Y) – This time is from her most recent swim…but it was all the way back in December. She has the ability to further drop time in this one. I expect she’ll drop a little.

# 65 (d2/s4): G 13-14 100 Back (1:05.15Y) – Hasn’t raced this since October- and that was a really bad swim…She’s better than a 1:05…

# 73 (d2/s4): G 13-14 100 Fly (1:01.25Y) – I won’t venture a guess here, but I will state if she can get close to her PB it will be a huge lift to her self-esteem and her motivation

# 75 (d2/s4): G 13 & Over 400 Medley (4:55.19Y) – At state she was only a second off of her personal best. If her fly is improved at all from her recent struggles she might be able to get a PB here.


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Brett – This season Brett has only competed in 5 total swims for year-round meets. Moreover, with all his issues he hasn’t had a single swim this season when he was actually even close to being in shape. He still isn’t in peak shape, but he is making it through practices right now. Hopefully, this translates to good swims.

# 2 (d1/s1): B 15 & Over 50 Free (27.07Y) – Brett was able to improve on this time during his few high school swims. His real personal best is a 26.34…and I think he can beat that this weekend.

# 10 (d1/s1): B 15 & Over 200 Breast (2:34.31Y) – Ironically, Brett is nervous about this one. He feels he isn’t in shape to race a 200 breast and maintain his form and speed. (I know it sounds crazy, because when we swim breast it is more of a restful stroke…however, it is worth noting in a recent poll of elite swimmers the 200 breast was voted the toughest race to swim) He’s probably right, he isn’t really in shape to do this one…but he’s so much stronger now than he was last year, he could still challenge his PB.

# 22 (d1/s1): B 15 & Over 100 Medley (1:25.99Y) – It’s been forever since he did this one. It’s only recently been added as a championship swim for senior aged competitors, so no idea what to expect – I’d guess a 1:06 to 1:08.

# 56 (d2/s4): B 15 & Over 200 Medley (2:23.02Y) – This will be interesting. It’s his improved strength and fly (which is much better) vs his lack of stamina. I still think he could drop time.

# 60 (d2/s4): B 15 & Over 100 Breast (1:12.60Y) – I’d love to see him get under 1:10…he typically starts out strong enough to do it, but fades badly in the back half. Stamina may not be up to it, but he was close to this time during high school before he was even making it through practice…now that he’s swimming more yardage every day (and practicing water polo for a couple of hours three times a week), I’m hopeful to see a drop.

# 68 (d2/s4): B 15 & Over 100 Free (58.22Y) – With his 26 low personal best in the 50, that could easily be a 25 and change this meet, he’s on pace to do better than a 58 second 100. If you figure double the 50 time +4 seconds as a guide, he might be able to pull off a 56 and change.