State Championships!!!

Hated this pool.  Hated this starter and starter system,  With that being said, "GREAT MEET!"

I was told that on my 50 Free that I held a 5.6 stroke rate!  Pretty good for me!!!  Touchpad time was a 37.66.  An all time best!

Here is my 100 Free with a time of 1:25.11

50 Back 46.06

400 Free 7:02.61 - I really wanted to swim under 7 minutes.  This swim felt like crap but at least my time didn't get slower.  Maybe next time...

50 Fly 44.89

This race felt great!!

On the second day, the computers crashed after the last heat of the individual events but before the relays.  We had about 30 minutes to "relax"  The whole Narwhal Team got in the pool and goofed around.  "Practicing" our synchro, doing imitations of age group kids, and just be goofy.  With all the hootin' and hollerin' and narwhal song singin', we were having a ball.  If I would have been on another team, I would have been jealous of all the fun the MACs were having. 

East Valley Invite

What a great day to do a long course meters swim!

3 Events:

50 Free

So my left arm seems to go a little wonky, as I'm getting tired, which is something I am going to definitely work on.  Also Coach Paul said, "I had to do a double take, you were going so fast."  :)  I ended up placing third with an official time of 38.05.  It really makes my goal of swimming 50 yards free in 30 seconds flat seem doable.

50 Back

Holding steady with a 45.85 coming in second.

400 Free

Placed 1st with a 7:02.07!!  I dropped 22 seconds off my best time!  I am super happy with this swim although it as said that I looked pissed the entire time.  Right as I was stepping up on the blocks my goggles broke.  The small plastic piece that keeps the straps tightened broke off within seconds of the start.  I tried to wedge the goggles deep into my eye sockets but as suspected, my left lense filled up with water on the start.  On my second lap, I pulled them around my neck and swam out the rest of the race.  I'm pretty sure that if I didn't have a goggle malfunction, then my time would have been under 7 minutes.  So that is what I'm shooting for at the state meet at the end of July.  Here are my splits:

1:39.19
3:25.45
5:15.32
7:02.07   meaning that my 100's were consistant on the 1:39.19
                                                                                 1:46.26
                                                                                 1:49.87
                                                                                 1:46.75                                                  

Afterwards, we all went out to celebrate at Red, White, and Brew!