400 Kick for Time

Did the 400 kick for Time before masters practice.

Rules:
No Fins or snorkel
Must Use Kickboard.

I did the first 125 freestyle kick, then swithced to breast stroke.  All told did half and half.

My time was 11:20:91 which will no doubt be the slowest recorded, but is an excellent starting point for improvement.

Swimming Goals 2017

My biggest goals

1. Set PR in 50 Free
2. Improve my 100 Free
3. Complete the Checkoff Challenge

Other Goals
4. Score More points at NESM Championships than last year
5. Do a 3 Mile Open Water Swim
6. Incorporate Dry Land Training
7. Improve Kick

Here's a list of challenges I put on CONN Masters website:

1. Pick Three Events and Go for PRs
2. See How Many Events in World Championships/or US Championships you can Qualify for.*
3. Do the Checkoff Challenge where you get a time in every event (can be done at meet or in practice with timer) plus one open water event
4. Swim in a Regional/or National Championship
5. Enter One Hour Postal Championship
6. Enter One mile Postal Championship
7. Enter 400 Kick for Time Postal Event
8. Swim 100X100
9. Swim an Open Water Event
10. Swim an Open Water Event Outside Connecticut
11. Do a Swim (or More) for a Charitable Cause
12. Swim on a Top Ten Relay**
13. Swim a 200/or 400 IM
14. Swim a new event and get a starting PR!
15. Join CONN Masters in Sarasota, FL for the 2017 YMCA Championships in May
16. Join CONN Masters at the 2017 NESCM Championships in Worcester, MA in December

2016 Swim Accomplishments

My accomplishments for the year:

1. Swam a 28.69 in 50 Free Short Course Yards and a 32,15 in Long Course Meters both PRs.
2. Swam a come from behind 31.43 anchor leg of the 200 Men's 240-279 Freestyle Relay at New England Short Course Meets Championships to win event.
3. Scored 78 individual and 32 relay points (34, 34, 30 and 30) at NESCM Championships
4. Set PRs in 50 and 100 Breast,  50 and 200 Free, 50 Fly and 200 IM
5. Swam 400 IM
6. Swam many new events such as 200 Back, 200 Breast, and 100 Fly
7. Swam a 3 Mile Open Water
8. Swam a 100 X 100
9.  Made my first National Top Ten relay in 400 LCM free relay.

Here was my list of goals set last year"

1. PR in every event at some point in year
Most importantly the 50 and 100 Free.
2nd tier (50 Breast, 200 Free, 100 Breast)
2. Swim lots of open water events, including new events.
3. Swim new events (Checkoff Challenge).

My biggest failure remains my declining 100 Free performance

NESCM Championships - Worcester - December 10-11, 2016

I scored 78 individual points for the team in the New England Short Course Meters Championships in Worcester. ( and accounted for 32 Relay points).  I was able to do so by swimming events in which I may not have been particularly strong, but in which their were few competitors.  That was all part of my plan to help the team.  We just barely missed winning the medium team category, but went up two spaces from last year.  This is a great fun even because it is so team oriented.

I swam in 10 events, plus four relays, including two relays in which my team won first place.

Here is the rundown.

Peter Canning	2016-12-09 (20161209WPINEWS)	58	CONN	50 Free	H6 / L8	32.38	13
Peter Canning	2016-12-09 (20161209WPINEWS)	58	CONN	100 Free	H3 / L5	1:20.42	19
Peter Canning	2016-12-09 (20161209WPINEWS)	58	CONN	100 Back	H1 / L6	1:53.88	9
Peter Canning	2016-12-09 (20161209WPINEWS)	58	CONN	200 Back	H2 / L9	4:07.63	8
Peter Canning	2016-12-09 (20161209WPINEWS)	58	CONN	50 Breast	H3 / L7	44.02	10
Peter Canning	2016-12-09 (20161209WPINEWS)	58	CONN	100 Breast	H2 / L4	1:41.71	9
Peter Canning	2016-12-09 (20161209WPINEWS)	58	CONN	200 Breast	H1 / L6	4:00.06	7
Peter Canning	2016-12-09 (20161209WPINEWS)	58	CONN	100 Fly	H2 / L1	2:00.46	5
Peter Canning	2016-12-09 (20161209WPINEWS)	58	CONN	200 IM	H2 / L2	3:49.22	10
Peter Canning	2016-12-09 (20161209WPINEWS)	58	CONN	400 IM	H1 / L5	8:13.79	4

On Day One, I swam the 200 Free Relay.  I did a 32.01 in the lead spot, but did not get credited with the time in my official record because I didn't fill out the form before the race.

Later I swam the 50 Free in 32,38, which included a missed turn.

My best race was the anchor in the Men's 240-279 200 Medley relay.  We were behind when I went off the blocks, but I chased the other swimmer down to give us 1st place.  My split was 31.43.

The other two relays I swam were the 400's, in which my splits were 1.19.68 and 1.28.58 -- the last time was the last event and I was gassed and we were just looking for points at that point.

My best swims

1. 31.43 50 Free 200 free relay anchor (NE Champion)

2.  32.10 50 Free lead off in 200 Free Relay (NE Champion)

3.  400 IM - Just swimming it. (4th Place-13 points)

I swam the 100 Fly and the 200 back for the first time.

Looking forward to next year.