*Meet results from Fullerton is now available here
**Race video from LiveSwim available here
Quick CVMM team shot which I decided was pants optional
I swam the Fullerton Masters SCY meet today and had a ton of fun! We had a good number of my teammates in attendance and I got to meet a few new internet swim friends in person today which is always cool! The weather in Fullerton wasn’t pretty, but the rain never started so that was very good! I brought my pop up tent and set it up on deck just in case.
I started out my races with the 100 free and it went really well for me! I don’t swim the 100 free so often and I think the last time I swam it in yards was in Fullerton last year. I went 58 high in 2009 and I swam a 56 low today, I’m very pleased with that! Especially considering the shallowness of this pool total negates my start. In a deeper pool I think I could pop off a 55 which would be encroaching upon lifetime best territory for me.
My next race was the 50 fly which didn’t go quite as well… I swam a low 27 which is ok but not great for me. I should be more around the mid 26′s right now. Again I think it comes down to me doing a big modification to my start in an effort to not break my face or my feet. I’m a big dolfin kicker and I just couldn’t do what I normally do in only 4 feet of water. During the swim I cramped up really hard in my calves as well. I think my ocean swim was catching up with me. At this point I decided to keep my 50 free but drop the 100 fly.
My 50 free was pretty good for me… a top 3 time in yards. My kick wasn’t all there since my legs were a little locked up, but my upper body was just fine and I was pulling hard. I came in at a high 25. I’m feeling really good with my freestyle recently and I’m hoping to get down into 24′s this year.
Since I dropped my last event I grabbed my camera to go play in the pool for a while. I put some of my pictures here in the post, but I have a lot more on the Rob Aquatics Facebook Fan Page.
the competition pool
a random start caught underwater
Who wants some of this!?!
Oh noes! Apparently Marc does!
Ultimately Julie talks us out of an underwater altercation :)
Those pix are fantastic! How fun! I love your underwater camera!!
It was so awesome to meet you yesterday, Rob.
Steve and I really enjoyed talking with you and I sure appreciate all of your help and camaraderie with helping me ease back into the meet scene. =)
Your teammates were really fun to meet as well!
You sure swam SO great. And even though you weren’t totally satisfied with your 50 Fly, I think you rocked it. =) Here is a link to the video of you swimming it that I shot:
http://vimeo.com/9647252
Look forward to seeing you at the pentathlon.
Thanks for the kind words on my site today. =)
Winx, Jinxi
I’m glad I could help out, and I’m happy you guys are digging masters! Thanks for the video… it confirmed what I suspected was my major problem with that race. I surfaced way too early (for me anyways) because I didn’t have any room underwater to work, luckily the pool at the next meet is plenty deep.
We’ll have to get some pictures together at the CalTech meet!
Oooohhh… that’s cool that the Cal Tech pool is deep. I’m digging it already. =)
Yes, yes, we most definitely need some pix together there. I know you’ll have your camera and I shall try to remember mine too. =)
Thanks again, Rob!