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Monday Aug 8th 2011 scy Sat: trained 7:30 - 9:00 LCM Sun: did not swim or lift Subscribe to Ande's Swimming Blog Whitney Coached UT, main pool scy 6:30 - 8:00 dove in 6:33ish wore blue camo training jammer swam with Mike & Larry Beside james fike, chris, tyler todd, korey, Larry, Mark, & Robert Killeen WARM UP 3 rounds of 200 / 100 Main SET: scy 40 x 100 fr on 1:30 did them in sets of 10 with 1:00 breaks Round 1: fr 75% held 1:06's & 7's Round 2: assigned: fr 80% did: fl k no board held 1:14's, 15's, 16's & 17's Round 3: fr held 1:02's & 3's Round 4: free from a dive held 59's - 1:01's #10 was in heats, heat 2 went 53 150 easy
Wed Aug 3rd 2011 LCM back from being out of town Sat - Tue swam easy on my own on Monday in Lubbock TX Subscribe to Ande's Swimming Blog Whitney Coached UT, main pool LCM 6:00 - 7:30 dove in 6:03 wore blue camo training jammer swam with: Mark Beside Tyler, Chris, & Marcio WARM UP 20 min warm up 2 rounds of 200 200 100 k Main SET: LCM 50's Drop down Set start at 1:10 drop 1 sec each round I stopped at 39 4 x 500 done (50 fl, 100bk, 150 br, 200 fr) 1:00 rest between each descend 1 - 4
FAST FRI Jul 29th 2011 LCM Unofficial 2011 South Central LCM Zones Results Subscribe to Ande's Swimming Blog Chris Coached UT, main pool 6:00 - 7:30 dove in 6:03 wore blue camo training jammer swam with: Mary, beside Chris Ned & Jim WARM UP 20 min choice 6 x 50 on 50 16 x 50 on 45 Main SET: SCY 20 x 50 fr on 1:30 odds easy held mostly 32's & 1's evens fast assigned 1000 did 600ish 8 x 100 fr on 2:30 odds fast evens easy went 1:09, 1:06, 1:05, 1:01
2011 LCM South Central Zones Day 2 sat Jul 23rd, 2011 Didn't sleep well last night 400 FR 2009 best time 4:34.77 in B70 Went 4:32.36 Got 2nd Ross went 4:30.9 1:04.02 30.51 33.51 1:04.02 2:13.89 34.70 35.17 1:09.87 2:13.89 3:24.90 35.34 35.67 1:11.01 4:32.36 33.78 33.68 1:07.36 2:18.47 2:18.47 - 2:13.89 = 4.58 50 FL Went 27.35 today 2010: 27.48 Tried to turn over fast Good start & SDKs 2nd 25 felt sloppy & choppy Had a good touch Had about 5 min rest then was back up on the blocks for the 100 BR Went 1:17.58 36.26 41.32 Felt tired from lack of rest between events 200 FL skipped it to rest up for the 200 IM Went 2:20.63 2010: 2:18.48, but was fresh, & today was after a 400 fr, 50 fl & 100 br followed my usual race strategy 30.14 37.98 1:08.12 40.49 32.02 1:12.51 4 x 50 mixed medley relay Bk me 29.36 Br David 32.7 Fl Mary 33.7 Fr kendal 30.0 2:05.88 Had a big late lunch at chuys Throat feels a bit sore Tomorrows line up is Sun Jul 24th 100 FL, 50 BR, 200 BR, 50 FR, No relay 800 FR might scratch South Central Zone Mens LCM Records
Updated July 25th, 2011 at 04:56 PM by ande
2011 LCM South Central Zones Day 1 Fri Jul 22nd, Enjoyed idol tour last night in Houston Spent night at omni hotel near the galleria It's really nice, used to be a 4 seasons Did an easy wake up swim Around 9:00 Went 400 ish easy Pool was warm, seemed like it was 25 yards Got a wild hair last night or lack there of and Shaved my head for the first time since I was a freshman at UT Had a leisurely morning at Omni then went shopping with Beth Meet Warm up started at 3:00 pm I left the Galleria around 2:10 & was in really bad traffic, worried I might be late But it let up & I arrived at the cisd natatorium Warmed up with 8 x 50 fr 8 x 50 drill, 2 each stroke [b]400 IM Went 5:01.70 Splits: 1:07.19 30.57 36.62 1:21.26 40.87 40.40 1:23.88 40.57 43.31 1:09.36 36.20 33.16 That's my best 4 IM LCM as a master 2010 5:10 in a jammer 2009 5:02 in a full body B70 Really happy with my race Should have been a bit more aggressive on back & six beat kicked the whole 100 fr Ross Davis, 45 went 5:12.08 Tyler Blessing, 39 went for 1 FL split 1:01.45 28.15 33.30 Then finished his race in 5:18.29 Larry Wood, 57 5:52.70 David Guthrie, 50 5:48.94 2011 South Central Zone LCM Championships Fri Jul 22 - Sun 24, 2011 Shenandoah, TX (Near the Woodlands just north of Houston) very Nice Pool PSYCH SHEET Meet Information Tomorrow I'm entered Sat Jul 23rd 400 FR, best time is 4:34.7 50 FL, went 27.48 last yr 100 BR ??? Haven't swum in yrs, never as a master 200 FL never swum as a master, Pretty sure I'm going to skip the 200 fl to rest up for 200 IM 200 IM Went 2:18.48 last year, Plan my usual race strategy Hope to do a mixed relay with David, Mary, & kendal Sun Jul 24th 100 FL, 50 BR, 200 BR, 50 FR, 800 FR had an easier lineup then decided to take a crack at the 400 fr, 800 fr, & 200 fl South Central Zone Mens LCM Records
Updated July 27th, 2011 at 02:38 PM by ande
Wed Jul 20th 2011 LCM 2011 South Central Zone LCM Championships Fri Jul 22 - Sun 24, 2011 Shenandoah, TX (Near the Woodlands just north of Houston) very Nice Pool PSYCH SHEET Meet Information South Central LCM Zones: DAYS AWAY Thu Jul 21st leave for Houston & catch American Idol Live Fri Jul 22st meet begins at 4:00 pm 400 IM Sat Jul 23rd 400 FR, 50 FL, 100 BR, 200 FL, 200 IM Sun Jul 24th 100 FL, 50 BR, 200 BR, 50 FR, 800 FR had an easier lineup then decided to take a crack at the 400 fr, 800 fr, & 200 fl South Central Zone Mens LCM Records just looked at the PSYCH SHEET Ross Davis is 45, fast & entered several events I'm in 400 IM, 400 FR, 50 FL, 100 FR, 200 IM, 100 FL, 200 FR, 50 FR, 800 FR but it looks like he's going to Nats so maybe he won't rest much or shave. Tyler "The Miler" entered: 400 IM, 400 fr, 200 bk, 50 FL, 200 FL, 50 bk, 100 FL, & 200 FR If he beats me, I got blessed If I beat him, he got razzed Subscribe to Ande's Swimming Blog Whitney Coached UT, main pool 6:00 - 7:30 6:10 wore old B70 jammer swam with: Tyler, Ed, Jim, Larry, Mary & Corey, beside: Jason, Nate, Sharon, & Mike WARM UP did easy 50's Main SET: SCY 8 x 50 fr on 1:15 1 4 fast strokes 2 6 fast strokes 3 8 fast strokes 4 10 fast strokes Assigned: 2 x 25 or 50 fast for time Did: since my first event is the 400 IM I did a 50 of each stroke at race pace followed by a 50 easy, but wasn't happy with breastroke so I did 2 50 FL swam easy speed, barely kicked, kept it smooth went 31. 50 BK cruised it, went 36 50 BR from a back turn went 44 Whitney said "Faster hand speed on my thrust" did another 50 BR with faster hand speed went 38 50 fr easy speed 6 beat kick went 29 did around 350 easy did a 2 exagerated DPS 50 meter breastrokes from a push did a pull out and 4 strokes
Updated July 20th, 2011 at 01:24 PM by ande
Thu Jul 14th 2011 LCM South Central LCM Zones: DAYS AWAY leave for Houston next Thursday. meet starts Friday at 4:00 Subscribe to Ande's Swimming Blog Whitney Coached UT, main pool 6:00 - 7:30 dove in 6:10 wore B70 Racing jammer swam with Chris WARM UP 300 Main SET: LCM assigned: 16 x 50 1 - 7 odds 35 evens 40 & 8 easy, break regroup Did: 2 rounds of 4 strong & smooth, 1 easy 10 x 50 odds: DPS, most were 24, but my lowest stroke count was 13 for 50 LCM, with a 2 beat kick evens: assigned: 10 x 100 2 rounds of 1 - 4 on 1:15, #5 easy, plus a break to regroup Did: 2 rounds, swam 1 & 2, skip 3 swam 4, # 5 easy 500 easy assigned: 6 x 200 2 rounds of 2 on 2:30, #3 easy, plus a break to regroup Did: 100's instead of 200's, swam # 3 easy Meets 2011 South Central Zone LCM Championships INFO Fri Jul 22 - Sun 24, 2011 in Shenandoah (Houston), TX South Central LCM Zones: DAYS AWAY
Tue Jul 12th 2011 LCM weighed 216 after practice today Doubled yesterday did straight 200's on the 4 x 50 repeats, on 2nd round dove & went 2:21, 2:20, 2:21, 2:18 got out after 2nd round of 4 x 50's skipped the 2nd 400 to make an appointment This past Sunday I found out my gym closed. I'll start lifting at another place. South Central LCM Zones: DAYS AWAY I leave for Houston next Thursday. meet starts Friday at 4:00 Subscribe to Ande's Swimming Blog Whitney Coached UT, main pool 6:00 - 7:30 dove in 6:08 wore FS PRO legs swam with Chris, Todd, mike, & Nate beside Larry & Jim WARM UP 4 x 200 Main SET: LCM 4 x 100 fr on 1:25 4 x 50 on 1:00 done 25 fly fast 25 k on bk rest 1:00 4 x 100 fr on 1:20 4 x 50 on 1:00 done 25 bk fast 25 k on bk rest 1:00 4 x 100 fr on 1:25 4 x 50 on 1:00 done 25 br fast 25 k on bk rest 1:00 4 x 100 fr on 1:20 4 x 50 on 1:00 done 25 fr fast 25 k on bk assigned: 900 did: 5 x (50 easy, rest 1:00, 50 easy speed smooth) 50 fly easy speed went 28 50 easy Meets 2011 South Central Zone LCM Championships INFO Fri Jul 22 - Sun 24, 2011 in Shenandoah (Houston), TX South Central LCM Zones: DAYS AWAY
Mon Jul 11th 2011 LCM Fri lifted, did not swim Sat did not swim Sun did not swim or lift, found out my gym closed, now what? Zones is getting closer. 10 days away. leave for Houston next Thursday. meet starts Friday afternoon Subscribe to Ande's Swimming Blog Whitney Coached UT, main pool 6:00 - 7:30 dove in 6:02 wore FS PRO legs swam with Tyler, Todd, mike, chris & jason beside Larry & Jim WARM UP 3 x 400 Main SET: LCM 20 x 50 fr done 4 on a fast interval, 1 easy kick pretty much did 200's straight ave 2:25 on 2:00 strong best ave 400 fr easy 20 x 50 fr done 4 on a fast interval, 1 easy kick pretty much did 200's straight ave 2:25 on 2:00 strong best ave 400 fr take 50 breaths 50 on 40 right into 100 on 1:20 right into 150 on 2:00 right into 200 on 2:40 made em 100 easy Meets 2011 South Central Zone LCM Championships INFO Fri Jul 22 - Sun 24, 2011 in Shenandoah (Houston), TX
Updated July 11th, 2011 at 06:44 PM by ande
Sun July 3rd Swam a men's 160 - 199 4 x 100 fr relay With Tyler mike & chris The wr was 3:48 & ar was 3:40 Here's how we did TB 26.40 28.96 55.36 MV 25.92 28.87 54.79*1:50.15 AR 26.38 29.70 56.08 *2:46.23 CE 25.04 27.33 52.37*3:38.60* I felt like I kicked too hard on the 1st 50 my legs were dead from 75 on in
DOUBLE FAST FRI Jul 1st, 2011 LCM Subscribe to Ande's Swimming Blog Tyler Coached UT, main pool LCM Noon to 1:15 dove at 12:14 wore FS PRO jammer swam with Bob WARM UP 12 easy 50's on 50 8 easy 50's on 45 Main SET: LCM assigned: 200 fr fast for time in heats did: 50 fr easy speed went 26.9 200 easy assigned: 200 fr fast for time in heats did: 50 fr easy speed went 25 200 easy assigned 100 fr fast for time in heats skipped it assigned 200 easy skipped it 100 fr fast for time in heats did it 50 2 beat k 50 6 beat kick went 59 200 easy Meets 2011 South Central Zone LCM Championships INFO Jul 22 - 24, 2011 in Shenandoah (Houston), TX entered
Thu Jun 30th, 2011 LCM weighed 218 Entered LCM Zones yesterday 400 IM & 5 events each day including 100 & 200 br wondering how much to rest for the relay on Sunday vs train hard in fast Friday Subscribe to Ande's Swimming Blog Whitney Coached UT, main pool LCM 6:00 - 7:30 dove at 6:02 wore FS PRO jammer swam with Chris, Tyler Todd, Ned & Kelly beside Larry & Jim WARM UP 3 x 250 fr 50 k Main SET: LCM 4 x 200 fr on 4:00 best ave went 2:32, 2:28, 2:24, 2:20 400 easy 4 x 100 k best ave on 2:30 went 1:32, 1:28, 1:26, 1:19 200 easy assigned 4 x 150 did 4 x 50 Meets 2011 South Central Zone LCM Championships INFO Jul 22 - 24, 2011 in Shenandoah (Houston), TX entered
Thu Jun 2nd, 2011 LCM forgot to set my phone alarm,woke up a little late, need to leave by 5:15 to be on time think I left around 5:35 Subscribe to Ande's Swimming Blog Whitney Coached UT, main pool LCM 6:00 - 7:30 dove in6:20ish wore B70 training jammer swam with nate todd, chris, marcio, tyler, Brandon, and Ned beside Larry & Jim WARM UP missed Main SET: LCM 8 x 100 fr on 1:30 hold 1500 pace held 1:14's - 1:16's 100 easy 8 x 100 fr on 1:30 hold 800 pace held 1:10's - 1:12's 100 easy 8 x 100 fr on 1:30 hold 400 pace held 1:08's - 1:10's 100 easy 4 rounds of 4 x 50 3 on :35 which I did as 150 straight on 1 & 2, dove 3 & 4, stopped at 50 then swam 100 straight 1 on around 2:00 went 1:46, 1:46, 1:46, 1:45 Meets 2011 South Central Zone LCM Championships INFO Jul 22 - 24, 2011 in Shenandoah (Houston), TX will probably enter: Fri 400 IM Sat 50 FL, 100 FR, 50 bk or 200 IM, & 1 or 2 relays Sun 100 FL, 50 BR, 100 BK & 50 FR & 1 or 2 relays
Sat May 14th, 2011 yesterday I decided that I'm definitely going to swim in the 2011 South Central Zone LCM Championships INFO Jul 22 - 24, 2011 in Shenandoah (Houston), TX We also got tickets to the American Idols Tour in Houston on Thu Jul 21st, so we're in town the day before the meet starts even though I'm training for sprints this summer I'll probably swim: Fri 400 IM Sat 50 FL, 100 FR, 50 bk or 200 IM, & 1 or 2 relays Sun 100 FL, 50 BR, 100 BK & 50 FR & 1 or 2 relays Probably NOT going to Auburn Subscribe to Ande's Swimming Blog Whitney Coached UT, LCM main pool 7:30 to 9:00 dove in around 6:34ish wore FS2 legs swam with Michael Lovato, Marcio, & Nate O'Brien who swam for UT 2005 went 1:41 200 bk and 1:44 200 FL he's going to be real fast when he gets back in shape beside larry & jim WARM UP LCM 600 fr 200 K fast dove went 2:45 which is my best 200 LCM K Main SET: 1 x 100 fr on 1:25 right into 2 x 100 fr on 1:20 right into 3 x 100 fr on 1:15 (arms hurt didn't make) 4 x 50 on 1:00 100 easy 3 x 100 fr on 1:25 right into 2 x 100 fr on 1:20 right into 1 x 100 fr on 1:15 MADE EM 4 x 50 on 1:00 100 easy 3 x 100 fr on 1:25 right into 2 x 100 fr on 1:20 right into 1 x 100 fr on 1:15 MADE EM 4 x 50 on 1:00 100 easy 1 x 100 fr on 1:25 right into 2 x 100 fr on 1:20 right into 3 x 100 fr on 1:15 MADE EM 4 x 50 on 1:00 100 easy 50 easy 50 fr easy speed went 28 50 easy 50 fr easy speed went 28
Thu May 12th skipped several blogs lately Sat May 7th: Swam & got out early, mouth sore from wis teeth removal Sun May 8th mothers day did not swim or lift Mon May 9th SCY was my 24th anniversary, funny thing happened, wrote a facebook note about it Doubled: Main Set was Drop Downs Start at 2:00, drop 2 sec each round did 150's then 125's then 100's then 75's coach gave us 1:00 break at 1:30 Tue May 10th swam AM practice don't remember what we did drove to tyler to get my daughter's stuff and help her move home Wed May 11 LCM IM day Thu May 12th Subscribe to Ande's Swimming Blog Whitney Coached UT, scy main pool & diving well 6:30 to 8:00 dove in around 6:40ish wore b70 jammers swam with Nate kellie, & Mark beside larry todd tyler chris amy ned & jim WARM UP LCM assigned 1500 said STOP at 6:56 Main SET: 50 drop down set start at 60 & drop 1 sec each round kicked 60 to 45 held 36's & 7's then swam free 44 - 34 arms hurt so I stopped, kinda wussed out 100 easy 70% FR 4 SDKs off each wall rest 15 - 20 between swims 200 175 150 125 100 075 050 025 DID ALL the SDKs, didn't skip a length KICK, no fins odds moderate Evens strong rest 15 - 20 between swims 025 easy 050 went 33 075 easy 100 went 1:07 125 easy 150 BR 175 easy rested around 3:00 started a 200 fast kick from a dive was kinda hurting at 125 so I stopped at 150 went 1:39 100 easy next meets considering Jul 22 - 24, 2011 2011 South Central Zone Long Course Championship Shenandoah (Houston), TX August 3 - 6, 2011 2011 USMS Summer Nationals LCM Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Nats Day 3 Sun May 1st, 2011 opted to skip 500 fr to rest for Relay and IM Event 35 Men 45+ 200 Yard Medley Relay 1 TXLA 'A' 1:40.00 1:42.71 1) 25.05 Rasmussen, Anders M M47 2) 27.84 Guthrie, David M M50 52.89 3) 26.77 Vandam, David K M55 1:19.66 4) 23.05 Breazeale, Nathan M M47 1:42.71 2 ARIZ 'A' 1:42.99 1:42.99 1) Shake, Scott D M53 2) Jaegers, Al M48 3) Smith, Paul L M51 4) De Biase, Terry A M46 27.73 56.83 (29.10) 1:20.98 (24.15) 1:42.99 (22.01) 3 BLU 'A' 1:40.00 1:43.01 1) Switzer, Keith M M48 2) Bank, Holden J M51 3) Lydecker, Charles H M47 4) Weiss, Scot H M46 27.82 55.78 (27.96) 1:20.88 (25.10) 1:43.01 (22.13) 4 RICE 'A' 1:44.50 1:44.43 1) Kammerer, Richard F M53 2) Jimenez, Carlos A M46 3) Kone, Bruce C M53 4) Williams, Bruce F M57 26.71 55.76 (29.05) 1:20.20 (24.44) 1:44.43 (24.23) 5 BLU 'B' 1:40.00 1:44.69 1) Middleton, Marc D M59 2) Unger, Michael S M46 3) Bohlken, Ross P M56 4) Gaines, Ambrose M52 28.73 56.58 (27.85) 1:23.71 (27.13) 1:44.69 (20.98) 6 CRUZ 'A' 1:43.40 1:45.22 1) Tallman, Karl G M52 2) Smith, David M M53 3) Reed, Clay F M54 4) Wilson, Kurt E M51 28.25 58.04 (29.79) 1:22.68 (24.64) 1:45.22 (22.54) 7 OREG 'A' 1:47.50 1:46.68 1) Hathaway, David M50 2) Corbeau, James L M46 3) Baker, Dennis G M49 4) Sumerfield, Bill H M50 30.17 57.21 (27.04) 1:21.92 (24.71) 1:46.68 (24.76) 8 IM 'A' 1:42.20 1:46.70 1) Gibson, Dave M50 2) Hoyne, Ron M55 3) Seibt, Andreas K M53 4) Sims, David E M48 27.74 1:00.00 (32.26) 1:25.21 (25.21) 1:46.70 (21.49) 9 CMS 'A' 1:48.00 1:48.03 1) Melanson, Edward L M48 2) Scott, Greg C M51 3) Abrahams, Richard T M66 4) Mann, Michael T M56 30.24 59.13 (28.89) 1:25.36 (26.23) 1:48.03 (22.67) 10 NOVA 'A' 1:47.40 1:48.68 1) Benner, Tord E M51 2) Wagner, Thomas R M48 3) Von Hoffmann, Gerard M55 4) Shumate, Tim P M49 29.06 59.29 (30.23) 1:25.15 (25.86) 1:48.68 (23.53) happy we won decent split, went 24.91 at zones Event 43 Men 45-49 200 Yard IM NATL: N 1:58.20 5/22/2010 ANDERS RASMUSSEN 1 Sims, David E 48 IM 1:58.50 1:58.94 25.75 56.69 (30.94) 1:31.75 (35.06) 1:58.94 (27.19) 2 Rasmussen, Anders M 47 TXLA 2:00.57 2:01.58 26.08 57.59 (31.51) 1:31.97 (34.38) 2:01.58 (29.61) 3 Beatty, Dan C 45 GAJA 2:04.23 2:05.46 27.53 59.75 (32.22) 1:36.23 (36.48) 2:05.46 (29.23) 4 Jimenez, Carlos A 46 RICE 2:08.46 2:06.28 27.41 59.52 (32.11) 1:36.29 (36.77) 2:06.28 (29.99) I raced beside David Sims, knew I had to be ahead of him at the 150 to beat him I wasn't and didn't had my best breastroke split this season 34.3 but I was behind and wussed out, I shut it down a bit, splitting 29.6 on the free, Sims split 27.1 at zones I split 28.0 and went 1:59.9 my 1:58.20 record from last year held up,
Missed my 400 IM heat I screwed up Misguesstimated the IM timeline I'm bummed & pissed Was in vendor village changing & like a dumb ass, I got my registration bag, thinking I had time i walked on deck right as heat 13 finished, Then ran whistling & yelling trying to make it, trying to get them to delay the heat a bit but was on the opposite end as my heat dove in, with lane 2 empty, bummer, I shoulda been earlier or jumped in, But at least I my time from zones held up in my age group & i'll be fresh & agitated for the 50 fly 50 fl Went 24.13 got 2nd went 23.91 at zones lifted my head to breathe right before turn & had a long glide touch Bobby Patten got 1st 23.78 in a diff heat Josh Davis blazed 22.2 Tyler 23.67 Mike Varozza 23.68 Bartee 25.5 Swam mixed free relay with bess, Mary & Ed Lead off in 22.24, Didn't have a good turn and streamline kick off it Pretty close to my zones time Ande Rasmussen Sent from my iPhone
Updated April 30th, 2011 at 06:23 AM by ande
The 2011 USMS SCY Spring Nationals at the Kino Aquatic Complex, Mesa, AZ Thu Apr 28 - Sun May 1, 2011 2011 SCY Nats Links Results Psych / Heat sheet Timeline TXLA roster Entries: Fri Apr 29, 2011 400 IM, 50 FL Sat Apr 30, 2011 100 IM, 50 Br Sun May 1, 2011 500 Fr, 200 IM Event Comments Fri Apr 29, 2011 400 IM went 4:18.48 at 2011 Zones should have 6 beat kicked the 1st 50 of the free, 2010: went 4:22.70 not heated yet, the top 10 seeds are: 45-49 1 Sims, David E 48 IM 4:17.22 2 Tuchler, Jim 46 IM 4:19.90 3 Baker, Dennis G 49 OREG 4:20.78 4 Rasmussen, Anders M 47 TXLA 4:22.70 5 Eickhoff, Randy M 45 SCA 4:25.00 6 Shaffer, Mike G 45 VCM 4:30.00 7 Erwin, Jeff T 46 SAWS 4:35.09 8 Jaegers, Al 48 ARIZ 4:38.00 9 Melanson, Edward L 48 CMS 4:39.27 10 Yeomans, Scott 47 GSM 4:39.90 David Sims is fast, great fly & free, not so strong bk & br Jim Tuchler is good at every stroke especially br. Dennis Baker has an outstanding fly & free, decent bk. wonder who will check in? RACE STRATEGY: FL great start & SDKs, BREATHE, easy speed, fast turns, not many SDKs, light legs BK not many SDKs BREATHE, easy speed, feel good, light legs fast BK to BR turn BR hard push offs, glide far, work the breastroke FR work it, 6 beat kick the whole way 50 FL went 23.91 at 2011 Zones 2010 went 23.88 Heat 25 of 45 Timed Finals 1 Eickhoff, Randy M 45 SCA 24.80 2 Jones, Brian A 45 NAM 24.75 3 Beatty, Dan C 45 GAJA 24.54 4 Segal, William N 46 JAM 23.97 5 Fulbeck, Kip 46 WMAC 23.39 6 Rasmussen, Anders M 47 TXLA 23.88 7 Scottoline, Brian P 46 STAN 24.40 8 Ponthier, Chuck 48 LAPS 24.55 9 Tittle, Kenneth W 48 WCM 24.78 Kip Fulbeck is fast, went 21.2 in 50 free last year, as is William Segal, & Chuck Ponthier swam for SMU when I was at UT, he is a great flyer and had a great 50 fl & fr at 2006 worlds. RACE STRATEGY: Great start, SDK, & break out, fast hands, fast turn, great touch Sat Apr 30, 2011 100 IM 2010 - 11 season: not raced yet think I've been 57 in practice 2010 went 54.33 in a full B70 Heat 29 of 51 Timed Finals 1 Chao, Hector 47 WCM 59.33 2 De Biase, Terry A 46 ARIZ 58.50 3 Jones, Brian A 45 NAM 57.00 4 Beatty, Dan C 45 GAJA 56.02 5 Tuchler, Jim 46 IM 53.80 6 Rasmussen, Anders M 47 TXLA 54.41 7 McCool, Chris 46 UNAT 56.53 8 Jimenez, Carlos A 46 RICE 57.52 9 Ponthier, Chuck 48 LAPS 58.63 Jim Tuchler is the defending champ, great breastroker, back halfed me last year. Race Strategy: Great start, SDK, & break out, fast turns especially bk to br, power the breast, sprint the free 50 Br 2010 - 11 season have not raced yet been 29 in practice 2010 went 27.40 which surprised me Heat 23 of 37 Timed Finals 1 Perkins, Martin 48 AAA 30.00 2 McCool, Chris 46 UNAT 29.59 3 Safa, Eddie 48 SCA 29.10 4 Rasmussen, Anders M 47 TXLA 28.66 5 Corbeau, James L 46 OREG 27.09 6 Tuchler, Jim 46 IM 27.20 7 Alexander, Jeff 47 WMAC 29.00 8 Helgason, Tryggvi 47 LVM 29.50 9 Jimenez, Carlos A 46 RICE 29.92 It's Corbeau & Tuchler's race, they are fast breastrokers Race Strategy: Get Psyched, Great start, streamline glide, fast hands & kick, great technique, fast full strokes, great turn & touch Sun May 1, 2011 500 Fr went 5:03 at zones, 1 Sims, David E 48 IM 4:42.44 2 Switzer, Keith M 48 BLU 4:45.00 3 Stevenson, Chris L 46 VMST 4:46.18 4 Baker, Dennis G 49 OREG 4:48.27 5 Eickhoff, Randy M 45 SCA 4:52.22 6 Shaffer, Mike G 45 VCM 4:55.00 7 Erwin, Jeff T 46 SAWS 4:57.94 8 Duarte, Luis G 47 SYSM 5:04.00 9 Rasmussen, Anders M 47 TXLA 5:04.99 10 De Biase, Terry A 46 ARIZ 5:06.00 11 Melanson, Edward L 48 CMS 5:09.87 12 Yeomans, Scott 47 GSM 5:09.90 13 Patten, Bobby 48 DAMM 5:10.00 some really fast 500 swimmers entered should I swim it or not? not checked in yet 200 IM went 1:59.81 at 2011 Zones Split it 1 25.85 25.85 2 57.22 31.37 3 1:31.76 34.54 4 1:59.81 28.05 2010 went 1:58.20 in a full body B70 Split it 1 26.11 26.11 2 56.42 30.31 3 1:30.04 33.62 4 1:58.20 28.16 Heat 14 of 24 Timed Finals 1 Yeomans, Scott 47 GSM 2:09.90 2 Carpenter, Michael J 46 MSMA 2:09.04 3 Chao, Hector 47 WCM 2:07.61 4 Rasmussen, Anders M 47 TXLA 2:00.57 5 Sims, David E 48 IM 1:58.50 6 Tuchler, Jim 46 IM 1:58.80 7 Beatty, Dan C 45 GAJA 2:04.23 8 Jimenez, Carlos A 46 RICE 2:08.46 9 Helgason, Tryggvi 47 LVM 2:09.34 David Sims has a great fl & fr, should be out fast and come roaring home Jim Tuchler is great at every stroke especially breastroke Race Strategy: FL great start & SDKs, BREATHE, fast hands, easy speed, fast turns, SDK: 6 & 5, light legs BK SDK: 5 BREATHE, easy speed, feel good, light legs fast BK to BR turn BR hard push offs, glide far, work the breastroke FR 4 SDKs, work it, 6 beat kick & sprint the whole way
Mon Apr 25th, 2011 04 days til Nats Did not swim on Sunday Weights did a warm up set, & 2 training sets Lat Press, Lat Pull Bench press Plan to lift on Wednesday. Subscribe to Ande's Swimming Blog Weights Friday afternoon Whitney Coached UT, scy diving well 6:30 to 8:00 dove in around 6:45 wore b70 jammers swam with Todd, Tyler, Ed Nate & David WARM UP 300 easy Main SET: assigned 8 x 150 on 2:00 did 8 x (50 easy, 50 skip, 50 easy) 3 x 25 fast on around 5:00, 75 swim down after each went 10.0 on last one [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ENgHo4KrSs"]YouTube - Swimmer Glides FAR from just One Push[/nomedia] at some point I want to try another Streamline Glide when the pool is set up LCM or for fun play with plunge for distance & find out how far I can get. Next meet: Thu Apr 28 - Sun May 1, 2011 2011 USMS SCY Spring Nationals Kino Aquatic Complex, Mesa, AZ Days till Entries: Fri Apr 29, 2011 400 IM, 50 FL Sat Apr 30, 2011 100 IM, 50 Br Sun May 1, 2011 500 Fr, 200 IM