Blogger Joel of "The 17th Man" up at the blocks at the Belmont Plaza and ready to swim the 200 fly at the SPMA Short Course Meters Championships. Blogger Joel swam the 200 fly as fast as I can swim a 200 free. Joel makes the 200 fly look like a warm-up swim. he is relaxed and very well paced. Meet results page: [Link]The meet was hosted by The Long Beach Grunions who are the most cohesive team I have ever seen. They are friendly, organized and enthusiastic but they have a peculiar habit of teasing each other when they are up on the blocks. Nonetheless, I must say that the insults and the witty retorts made for great swim theater as well as Grunion camaraderie. :-)
Dozens of world records were broken there and Swimming World covered it too [Link]
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your title ""'The 17th Man' Surveying his realm, and it is good!"" is really great, as is your post.
The Grunions will once again be fielding a strong team of swimmers at this year's International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics swim meet, to be held on June 18-22, 2008 in Washington, D.C. For several months, the team has been tailoring its practices to optimize swim performance during the meet week. In addition, the team is proud to announce the award of several 2008 Grunion Scholarships to deserving team members. These scholarships will help swimmers participate in the meet by defraying travel costs. Congratulations to all recipients!
Cheers,
Candice
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