Goals for next Six Months

While still trying to attain what I can of the 2015 full year goals, here are some for the new six months

1. Swim 50 yards under 28.8 at minimum.  Continue to try to get faster.
2. Get a new PR in 100 Free, 200 free, 50 breast. 100 breast, 50 back, and 100 IM
3. Do Pig iron Open Water and Lake Quassy Fest
4. Do 400 IM
5. Embark on weight training Dry Land Program
6. Qualify for Russia in 50 Free, 100 free, 200 free, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, maybe 50 Back
7. Complete Checkoff Challenge (can use practice swims)
8. Finish with more yards than 2014

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Kazan Times (Converted)
50 Free =31.58
100 free = 1.22.5
200 Free=2.42.69
50 Breast=41.15
100 Breast=1.33.09
50 back-37,91

Halfway Goals Progress Report

Here were my goals for the year:

Goals

1.       50 Free – 27.33(National SCY Qualifier Time) (Current Converted Time is 28.52)

(Have gotten faster, but not this fast

2.       100 Free – 106(Senior Masters Qualified Time (current Converted Time is 106.88) Long Term Goal is 1:00.00

Have gotten slower.

3.       Qualify for Worlds in one of these races

100 Breast – 1.30.06 (have not swum 100 but did 50 in converted 38.59)

200 Free – 2.39.03 (only converted time is 2.52.05)

tried but failed so far.  I am 3 seconds plus off the breast stroke and 5 seconds off the 200 free.

4.       Improve 100 IM, Swim in a 200 IM

haven't improved in 100 IM, did swim the 200 IM

5.       Go to New England’s SCY at Harvard and score as many points as possible for CONN by swimming in as many events/relays as possible.

Went only for a day, but did score some points.

6.       Try to Get a Time in Every Event

have done some new events, mainly 200 IM and 50 Fly, but not much.

Wilton Long Course Meet 6-28-20

Swan in Wilton today.  Last year it was sunny and hot, today, it was cold and miserable.

My first event was the 100 Free and I went out way too fast, missed the flip turn and completely died on the back stretch.

I swam it in 1:17:something in Montreal.  Today I was 1:22:1.  Just awful.

I think I need to go back to breathing every stroke.

Next event was the 50 meter free which is my event.  I have been working on it, and the beauty of long course is there is no flip turn for the 50.  I swam the event twice last year.  I did a 33:15 in Wilton and a 33:58 in Montreal.  I swam it at Springfield two weeks ago and did 32:95 but it was not an official time.  Lots of pressure to get a good time.  Video above.  Hard to see, but that is me in the middle.  I did it in 32:59, a scorching time with only one breath late.  This was my fastest swim ever (with the conversion factor making it equivalent to a 28.36 for the 50 yard.

Last event was to 50 breast which I did in 47.3, slower than Springfield.  I screwed up my pullout coming off the dive.

Bottom line, one horrible race, one great one, one forgettable.

Worcester Meet 6-20-2015

Here are some pictures of me in the pool during warmup at the Worcester meet.

This was a great pool and a very nice meet, which I will definitely do again.

I swam 3 events

50 Breast - 45:30, which converts to 40.81, which is about what I have been doing.
50 Free - 32.06, which converts to 28.65, which was almost as fast as I have ever gone.
100 Breast - 145.05, which converts to 1:34:64, which was much faster than what I did in Springfield.  This time, I went all out.  I got tired, but this is definitively the way to do the 100 breast.

Lake T 2 Mile Swim

They held four races at Lake T.  A beautiful day.  I did not do the 3 mile, but chose the 2 mile.  It was an easy swim and the wet suit make a lot of difference-- I just pull and hardly have to kick at all.  I came in 3rd in the Mens 40-59 Wet Suit Division with a time of 56.30.06.  I could have easily done the 1 mile and ½ mile that followed, but wanted to get home.

Massachusetts Senior Games 6-13-2015

I won 4 Gold medals in the Massachusetts Senior Games.  I would have won 6 if I stayed for the last two events.  I was of course, the only swimmer in my 55-59 age group.  The sparsely attended event was held in a very nice 50 meter indoor pool, and was not officially sanctioned or recognized by US Masters so my times won’t count in my record.

Here’s what I swam.

50 Breast  46.73  Not bad.  Converts to 40.33.  Most of my swims are in the 40-41 range,

200 Free  3:15:61  This was horrible.  I started out fast but slowed right away.  i couldn’t get my breath.  Very disgusted with this swim.Converts to 2:50.97, six seconds off my best, which in itself was slow.  I need to find a much better pace here and hold it.

100 Breast.  1:55:39  Here I tried to pace myself and consequently I ended up going too slow.  The two guys I beat in the 50, took me here.  Converts to 1:39:93, six seconds off my best.

50 Free  32.95  This was a best time for me.  I only had two other 50 meter swims, but I was quite happy to do a PR.  It converts to a 28.67 for a 50 yard free, just off my best time.  I only took 2 breaths.  Galen said I got a little choppy at the end.

Next year, they are hoping to make this a recognized event.

The event went all day, with each individual event starting at a posted time.  If an event started at 11:00 and there were only two heats, the next event still didn’t go off until its posted time.  I got there at 9 and left around 3.  I didn’t feel like waiting for the last two, which would have been the 100 Free and the 200 Breast.  I was quite tires.