Here are some more photos of the UCLA Masters Meet!

Erik Hockstein in flight for what I think was the 100 'fly.



The photos above are of blogger Rob of RobAquatics. Check out that wing span; he almost looks like an experimental aircraft.



Blogger Joel of the 17th Man just before the-100 fly. It was a good race between he and Michael Heather; they were head-to-head the whole way. Joel has a video of the race and it is quite fun.




Here is Dan taking it home in the 200 free. A great come-from-behind heat.

'The 17th boy' or Blogger Joel during his "Wonder Years"

Above is Blogger Joel of The 17th Man!

'The 17th Man' Surveying his realm, and it is good!

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]