SCY Masters Nationals: Rowdy Gaines, Erik Hochstein win their events!

Dan Leonard, featured above from SCY Regionals, sent this note from SCY Masters Nationals in Clovis California:

"... Many, many B-70s. Virtually everybody on SCAQ was in one. Looked really good with the black and yellow SCAQ caps.

Our age group this meet is much faster than, Austin, Texas, last year. Several 50+ went under 1:50 for 200 free. I think Rowdy Gaines won in 1:43 something.

All SCAQ swimmers did well. Erik Hochstein won the 200 free, Jenny Cook won the 200 breast. Our men's 35+ 200 fr relay won with a time of 1:27:00 - that is smokin'.

I went 7 seconds faster than last years nationals: 2:26.67 (PR) and once again placed 11th in the 200 breast ! Our age group is insane.

Saw a few suit malfunctions - one guy's suit spit right up the but crack just as he did his start on a relay - and no modesty suit!

It is very hot, but meet is going very smoothly, with two, eight-lane courses going simultaneously. ..."

You can follow the results here:

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NICE JOB SCAQ!

Good guys wear black - Here are some of my teammates simming in the 2009 SPMA SCY Regionals!

Dan Leonard swam so well at Regionals: His most impressive showing as far as I am concerned was a 30.48 in the 50-breast placing second in a field of twelve. I bet he goes a high :29. at Nationals.




Chris Beach's best stroke is anyone he happens to be swimming. These are just some of the times he posted that blew me away:

• 50 SCY Breast - 28.07
• 50 SCY Free - 21.28
• 100 SCY Free - 47.73
• 200 SCY Free - 1:45.59
• 100 SCY IM - 55.72

Daniel needs no "stinkin' speedsuit" when swimming the 50 SCY Butterfly for fun - Time: 28.54!

Ultimately, I swim with giants and it is very inspiring!

Southern California Aquatics (SCAQ) Storms the Newport Beach Pier to Pier swim this past weekend

SCAQ swimmers dominated the Newport 2-mile Pier to Pier swim with led by Craig Nadel, age 46, who was the overall winner in in 43:06, 15 seconds ahead of a 21 year-old UCI collegiate swimmer. Six other SCAQ swimmers placed in the top 25 of a very competitive field. Scott Hubbard was third place overall (and 1st place in his 35-39 age group) about a minute behind Craig. Also making the top 25 were: Grant Levy (12th overall and 1st in the 40-45 age group), Tracy Edwards (13th overall and 1st in the 50-54 age group), Eric Erenstoft (16th overall), Chris Armstrong (23rd overall), Jon Irwin (24th overall) and Dan Leonard (9th in the 50-54 age group) Complete results can be found here: [Link]

Now hear this! These results are why I endorse SCAQ and the SCAQ open water swim clinics! Do one now if you want get fast: [Link]

I have edited 1:27 of the UCLA Masters Swim Meet Movie so far

I am hopeful for Monday morning but only hopeful. When it is finally posted you will see two national records set by Team TYR.

"UCLA Bruins Masters Swim Meet" is now being edited

I imported the UCLA Bruins Masters Swim Meet footage into the computer tonight and I am happy to say that I successfully filmed 2 national records therein. Everybody's swims came out well. Dan Leonard filmed me swimming a 50 free and after seeing myself on a starting-block I will consequently start starving myself tomorrow. (I got even by filming his 100 fly.)

I picked a song for the video called Rapture by the band iio. It's off of their album Poetica. It works well and you can get the song on iTunes.

Swim music is a lot of fun to look for.

What a meet: Team Tyr stormed 2 national records and SCAQ did great!

UCLA Bruin Masters Meet short recap: Team TYR; (this blogs favorite brand), set two National records in both the 400-yard freestyle relay and the 800-yard freestyle relay. After I filmed the 400 relay, I turned to a girl with strawberry-blond hair sitting behind me and I ask if they broke the record, she relied, "Yes, by 8 seconds." I am deaf in my left ear so I asked her to repeat it and she said, "8 seconds." When your deaf you get yelled in an exasperated fashion if you ask people to repeat something too many times so I cheerfully acknowledged and walked away thinking I must have heard one-eighth-of-a-second since 8 seconds is HUGE!

When I bumped into Dan Leonard I asked him if they broke the record by an eighth-of-a-second, he said, "No!, it was 8 seconds." ...That's HUGE!

Michael Phelps, Amanda Beard, and Ian Crocker are signed with Team "Speedo." However, Michael Phelps swims in Michigan, Amanda Beard at USC, and Ian Crocker in Texas with Eddie Reese. There is no Team Speedo pool where they all get Speedo coaching and swim inside Speedo water. The same goes with Team TYR.

I can say with certainty that these Team TYR members: Dan, Erik, and Scott, swim, and/or coach at my swimming club, Southern California Aquatics. I appreciate their accomplishments, their advice and it was thrilling watching them do it.

I didn't get to meet "the 17th man" but I did see his 100 fly time and his 100 fly beat my 100 free time by a second. Go look at his blog for details including his insane workouts. Support swim blogs by visiting their sponsors too.

My personal times were slow today, I blame it on a lousy warm-up and a couple of silly mistakes. I still had fun though.

A UCLA Bruin Masters Meet movie is coming!!!