GB LC Manchester, 23-25 Apr. Who's going?

[GettingFaster]

So who's going then? There will be at least one Surrey team trekking off to deepest, darkest Greater Manchester. Hotel booked, now I just have to decide what events to do.

Do I go for all the 50s and top up with an IM and a couple of longer free races, or do all the frees and add an IM? Being the all-rounder that I am, it's a tough choice. Decisions, decisions...

:rolleyes:

[Bootie]

GF, the Barracudas will be there, Kaci, Chris and myself along with and old team mate who now lives in Bedford.
First time in a "big" pool, I will be like a "kid in a sweet shop"!

And by the way, this is post number 500!

[Kaci]

I can't wait to go to masters nationals...Altho not looking forward to 800m LC for the first time, thats going to hurt!

[GettingFaster]

I can't wait to go to masters nationals...Altho not looking forward to 800m LC for the first time, thats going to hurt!
Why will it hurt? It doesn't hurt the brain nearly as much, you only have to count half as many lengths so I reckon it MUST be easier! (Here speaks one who has never done 800 LC, but considering it for Manchester...)

[Chris]

Yes ... we will be there (hopefully with Bootie swimming this time!!!)

I'm trying to get the polo shirts sorted out in time .... don't hold your breath though :p

[Kaci]

I really want one of these http://www.click-smilies.de/usersmilies/einzelusersmilies/eclipsee_gold_cup.gif but not much chance of that.

[Bootie]

I really want one of these http://www.click-smilies.de/usersmilies/einzelusersmilies/eclipsee_gold_cup.gif but not much chance of that.

That looks so good, can I have one too?

[GettingFaster]

Yes ... we will be there (hopefully with Bootie swimming this time!!!)

I'm trying to get the polo shirts sorted out in time .... don't hold your breath though :p

Nah, not polo shirts - fleecy hats Chris, fleecy hats! We are going to be wearing our club polo shirts so a swimclub one wouldn't keep up with the team spirit stuff. (And fleecy hats are cheaper.)

[adamlelean]

Haven't booked anything yet, but I intend to be there. Going to Swansea this weekend to get more LC experience. I might even be able to get in a training session or 2 at a LC pool before the competition.

[londoner62]

I shall be going! My hotel is booked and a days holiday has been booked from work. All I have to do now is sit down with my coach and decide :confused: what I am going to swim!

Personally, I would prefer a hat or water bottle rather than a shirt!

Paul

[Kaci]

Can you give poor Chris a break. He has been searching for ages finding somewhere on his little small island that will print the shirts. He pays alot to keep this site running and to get the polo-shirts bought and designed and all you can say is what you would rather have!

[londoner62]

I Apologise.

[GettingFaster]

Can you give poor Chris a break. He has been searching for ages finding somewhere on his little small island that will print the shirts. He pays alot to keep this site running and to get the polo-shirts bought and designed and all you can say is what you would rather have!
Whatever he is able to get, I'll probably buy. I was just expressing a preference not having a go.

[GettingFaster]

Just thought this might be of use, if you want to look at what the competition is in your agegroup.

Attached is an Excel file, zipped to keep it small. To highlight all your club's swimmers, type in the club name in cells H1, H2 or H3. Your club name will be highlighted in the list. You can also add your favourite opposition clubs if you feel the need.

Similarly, up to three agegroups can be highlighted so you can see who you have to beat (either to get a medal or to not come last!)

You can also filter by event. Sorry, propeller took over on this one. That and a lot of boredom.

[Heat One, Lane One]

Yes as Bootie says I'm going. My best event is normally 200 Fly however I did further than 66 yards continuous last night, the furthest I have swum for 9 months so 200 Fly long course could be even harder than 800 Fc seeing as my arms don't come over very well after 100m. Oh well,should be interesting.

[DayDreamer]

I will be there and hopefully it will not be a clean sweep of wooden spoons. The penultimate placing in my age group for at least one race is my goal for the weekend (I have a couple of other swimmers in my sights).

P.S. Manchester is not that deep and dark, it is quite good fun to be honest. :p

[londoner62]

Just had a quick :read: at the start sheets for next weeks meet. It looks like several inhabitants of Guernsey are going to be in Heat 17 of the 400 meters this coming Saturday. Will the timing system be able to cope with :rolleyes: another triple dead heat?

Paul

[GettingFaster]

Daydreamer, if you DO get a clean sweep of the non-metallic stirring implements you won't be alone. That's a pretty strong possibility for me, considering I have spent the day in bed, sadly not some delicious hunk of manhood but with some flu-like lurgy. I now have the nickname "diseased old hag" from my dearly beloved. What a charmer he is...

Londoner, I think you'll find that was a clever ruse on the part of the Beausie Three so they swim together. Should be some race!

Oh, and I'm working on getting video evidence of Chris and Bootie head-to-head in Guernsey into some kind of digital format so there will be proof, first, of the their existence, and second, that they can actually swim.

[matt]

Londoner, I think you'll find that was a clever ruse on the part of the Beausie Three so they swim together. Should be some race!


hmmmmm cheats! This isn't some sort of game you know! It is a serious event for some people and you three and just taking the mick! What did you all enter on? Was it a 4.55?

I reckon (kick-ass)Kaci will be the pace setter and probably win after a blistering last 100m. However, it will be a close race with Bootie though me thinks and as for Chris - I don't have a clue on how he'll do,
He could go fast
or maybe slow
Will he win?
He'll give it a go!

[Kaci]

we had to enter a 4.55 cos Marks PB was so slow...

Nice poem at the end Matt (you loser!)

[matt]

Nice poem at the end Matt (you loser!)

Once again; jealous

[Kaci]

oh yes Mathew its true
I am so so jealous of you
Your writing's an art
which goes straight to my heart
If only i could be more like you

[Bootie]

Old "kick-ass" Kaci will be eating my wake!

The truth is that its poor old Kaci's first "wrinkly" gala and just needs us "old-uns" to hold her hand. It just gives the poor thing a little bit more confidence at this level of swimming!

[GettingFaster]

In case anyone hasn't figured it out yet, the heat lists (!) are available on the web: http://www.britishswimming.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5026-142756-159972-nav-list,00.html. Looks like they've spearheaded every heat so your little ploy to all swim side-by-side didn't quite work - shame!

[Chris]

In case anyone hasn't figured it out yet, the heat lists (!) are available on the web: http://www.britishswimming.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5026-142756-159972-nav-list,00.html. Looks like they've spearheaded every heat so your little ploy to all swim side-by-side didn't quite work - shame!
Pah!!!!

[adamlelean]

In case anyone hasn't figured it out yet, the heat lists (!) are available on the web: http://www.britishswimming.org/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5026-142756-159972-nav-list,00.html. Looks like they've spearheaded every heat so your little ploy to all swim side-by-side didn't quite work - shame!

I hate spearheading every heat, it gives a swimmer an advantage just because they happen to be in the right place on the programme.

I do like this site though. If I hadn't followed the link I wouldn't have noticed you needed to re-register for the 1500 and 800. I now have the phone number and I'm prepared.
Thanks GF.

[GettingFaster]

Bother, now I can't claim not to know about it either, I was looking forward to having an excuse not to swim. Have to think of a different one now!

[KatieBun]

Bother, now I can't claim not to know about it either, I was looking forward to having an excuse not to swim. Have to think of a different one now!
Come on now,GF, you know you really want to swim the 800! ;)

[chris_lamb]

I hate spearheading every heat, it gives a swimmer an advantage just because they happen to be in the right place on the programme.

How is it any less an arbritary advantage than seeding across the pool?

[matt]

If only i could be more like you

:king: :speechles :king:

I think it is better to swim in spear headed heats because then you can sort of see how the rest of the race is spreading out but then again if you are next to the people with times near you then you can swim against them.

[GettingFaster]

Being at the slower end of the swimming spectrum (by that read "off the scale") I prefer the slower heats at least to be unseeded. Particularly in longer races there is often a huge difference between swimmers in early heats so you end up racing against no-one, if the only person vaguely similar in time is in lane 1 and you're in lane 8. It's much less obvious of course for all 'proper' swimmers either in Masters, age-groups or open swimming (I mention this especially for you, lane4!) and that's the only reason why NOT to spearhead so I agree with Chris_lamb on that point.

As for really wanting to do the 800, I'll be lucky if I could swim 8 metres let alone 800. Seriously considering not even going if I feel as crap on Friday as I do at the mo. (Sniff.) And will I be banned if I take Lemsip?

[chris_lamb]

And will I be banned if I take Lemsip?

Not if you don't get caught! :devil:

[adamlelean]

How is it any less an arbritary advantage than seeding across the pool?
As GF said the swimmers in the outside lanes are away from the swimmers with the next closest time. Seeding across the pool at least means you swim with one person approximately your speed.

In the final heat the fastest swimmer deserves to be treated better, having entered the fastest time.

GF, it's not just in the slow heats that this happens, also in the longer races. I suggest therefore that you stay clear of longer events like the 800 :-)

[GettingFaster]

As GF said the swimmers in the outside lanes are away from the swimmers with the next closest time. Seeding across the pool at least means you swim with one person approximately your speed.

In the final heat the fastest swimmer deserves to be treated better, having entered the fastest time.

GF, it's not just in the slow heats that this happens, also in the longer races. I suggest therefore that you stay clear of longer events like the 800 :-)
Darn, I KNEW there was another reason not to enter the wretched thing!

[swimmer]

I'll def go next year - i would be ranked 2nd (in my age grp, 3rd overall) in my #1 event! kool huh! :)

[blueshots]

I'll def go next year - i would be ranked 2nd (in my age grp, 3rd overall) in my #1 event! kool huh! :)
I'll be there in Manchester this weekend for the long course masters, should be a good weekends swimming and friday night out to boot ;)
good luck everybody

[blueshots]

Just thought this might be of use, if you want to look at what the competition is in your agegroup.

Attached is an Excel file, zipped to keep it small. To highlight all your club's swimmers, type in the club name in cells H1, H2 or H3. Your club name will be highlighted in the list. You can also add your favourite opposition clubs if you feel the need.

Similarly, up to three agegroups can be highlighted so you can see who you have to beat (either to get a medal or to not come last!)

You can also filter by event. Sorry, propeller took over on this one. That and a lot of boredom.
cheers!! thats made it eaisier!
ill be there. there are two of us going from BROMSGROVE.
I'm doing 200m breast; 50m free; 100m Breast; 50m Breast.
I had wrote the wrong thread that i was going but aleast everyone shud no now as iv said it twice lol.
good luck every1, im lookin forward to my new tee from Chris :)

[GettingFaster]

So, Chris, where do we meet you so we can collect our T-shirts? And where's the party (or at least the reviving glass of something alcoholic) on Saturday? Or Friday?

[blueshots]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36269&item=3672752234

[GettingFaster]

Back on the Lemsip question (well sort of) I remember seeing a site where you could type in the name of your medication and see if it was acceptable for your sport. I can't remember where it was, and although the ASA site has a PDF with lists of banned drugs that's not quite what I was after. Does the site I described sound familiar to anyone? (There might even have been a thread on this very subject last year some time but I'm pretty useless with the search on these boards.)

[chlorine_babe]

I think it's on the fina site I'll try look for the link later.

[Haddock]

Check www.uksport.gov.uk

Link to info is on the right of page.

[Steve]

http://www.uksport.gov.uk/did/

[GettingFaster]

Exactly the place, thank you. What a wonderful site swimclub is - there's usually someone who can answer the question, all you have to do is ask.

I was curious about cough and cold remedies out of interest, not that I thought I'd end up being tested (do they usually test last places?) because I seem to remember hearing the excuse that an over-the-counter medicine was the cause of a positive test. Can't remember who though.

[londoner62]

because I seem to remember hearing the excuse that an over-the-counter medicine was the cause of a positive test. Can't remember who though.

One of several was the Scottish skier(Baxter?) at the the winter Olympics who bought the illegal U.S. version of Vicks nasal spray which is not made from the same ingredients as the legal British version.

[Chris]

Hi guys.

A quick hello to everyone who's gonna be in Manchester this weekend.

Me and Kaci will be on the early morning flight to Manchester tomorrow.

As a special treat for one lucky (large) forum member, I have one x-large www.SwimClub.co.uk (http://www.SwimClub.co.uk) polo shirt to give free of charge to someone. It has been worn once (and subsequently washed :rolleyes: ) and is free to anyone who wants to meet me this weekend.

See ya tomorrrow!!!!

:wave:

[GettingFaster]

I've seen it, and if you're small and female, you've got yourself a free frock!

Any plans for a specific meeting time and place, for people who want to say hello? :wave: I will be there with a few others from my club in all sessions except the 1500. If you want to come and say hello, look for a Guildford City banner. Unless anyone wants to meet in the bar after the Saturday morning session?

[swimmer]

WELL DONE GF!!! YOU DID IT!! no wooden spoons in the 50 free, 400 free or 100 free so far!! :):):):) well done :)

[GettingFaster]

Thank you swimmer, but you must realise that the lady I managed to beat in those races is also going to the paralympic trials, so I have a distinct advantage over her! Very nice lady, she beat me in just about everything in Sheffield last year.
Managed two pbs - one for the 800 free (only a pb because I've never done 800 long course before) and a 9 second pb in LC 200 IM. My trick? Steak and chips and a half of Guinness 20 minutes before the swim.
Great to meet (some of) the swimclub people - Chris, Kaci and Bootie, londoner62. John Tomlin, blueshots very briefly, adamlelean. Daydreamer, were you there?

[KatieBun]

Thank you swimmer, but you must realise that the lady I managed to beat in those races is also going to the paralympic trials, so I have a distinct advantage over her! Very nice lady, she beat me in just about everything in Sheffield last year.
Managed two pbs - one for the 800 free (only a pb because I've never done 800 long course before) and a 9 second pb in LC 200 IM. My trick? Steak and chips and a half of Guinness 20 minutes before the swim.
Great to meet (some of) the swimclub people - Chris, Kaci and Bootie, londoner62. John Tomlin, blueshots very briefly, adamlelean. Daydreamer, were you there?
If you're going to start doing 9 second PBs, I'm not going to associate with you! :angel:

[GettingFaster]

I finished the 100 free with the minutes and seconds the same as my pb, ending in 0.02. "That must be a pb!" I said to myself, patting myself on the back for the first proper pb of the meet. Gutted to find that my pb for that event ends in 0.01. Bummer! :cry:

Good flight back then, Chris?

[Nevilles polish]

Having seen some of the results on the ASA site, I presume GB records can only be achieved at Masters competitions. Does that mean if a 45 year old swimmer breaks a record in an open meet they cannot claim it. Only curious.

[GettingFaster]

Having seen some of the results on the ASA site, I presume GB records can only be achieved at Masters competitions. Does that mean if a 45 year old swimmer breaks a record in an open meet they cannot claim it. Only curious.
AFAIK that is correct. It's certainly true for seniors (19-24) and I am 99.9% sure it's the same for the other ages.

[Chris]

Good flight back then, Chris?
Lovely thank you. Beautiful skies. Very calm. A relaxed way to get home.

[Bazza]

I already passed a message through Chris, but wanted to congratulate Bootie on becoming national masters champion in the 200m breast! I'm definitely not racing him again because he is getting faster all the time whilst I'm going backwards!!

Also congratulations to Kaci and everyone else from the forums who swum there. Maybe in a couple of years I'll join you!

[KatieBun]

Very well done, everybody. I believe there was a gold there for Kaci, (800 fs seniors?)as well as Bootie! Congrats Guys!

[Chris]

Very well done, everybody. I believe there was a gold there for Kaci, (800 fs seniors?)as well as Bootie! Congrats Guys!
Indeed Kaci is now a double National Champion .... both the 400m and 800m freestyle!!!!

[chris_lamb]

Also congratulations to Kaci and everyone else from the forums who swum there. Maybe in a couple of years I'll join you!

<aol>Me too</aol>

[KatieBun]

Indeed Kaci is now a double National Champion .... both the 400m and 800m freestyle!!!!
Oops, sorry Kaci, missed that one! Very well done.

[Kaci]

800m was sooo embarrasing cos i was wayyyy behind everyone in my heat. It was 9pm everyone had basically been there for about 12 hours and they were fed up and wanted to go home, so there's me plodding along in the last heat with everyone waiting to go home. Oh well, converted its the 2nd fastest time I've done so thats all good.

Altho afterwards a coach came up and vigourously shook my hand saying how well i had done, didn't believe him, but it was nice of him to say so.

[Steve]

Well done to everyone who swam; I'm sorry to have missed it (the championships that is, not the trip to manchester ;) )

Looking at the results I noticed the name Cristina Teuscher swimming for Otter; does anyone know if this is the same Cristina Teuscher who used to swim internationally for the US until the last Olympics, where she won bronze in the 200 medley? Her age is about right, but I can't decide either way.

[Bazza]

<aol>Me too</aol>

What you're going to be swimming?

[chris_lamb]

What you're going to be swimming?

I don't do swimming :D You never know though, I might be there as an official in a decade or so...

[KatieBun]

I don't do swimming :D You never know though, I might be there as an official in a decade or so...
...in a decade or so. Good grief, I might even win a medal for long service by then! ;)

[DayDreamer]

londoner62. John Tomlin, blueshots very briefly, adamlelean. Daydreamer, were you there?

Well done to all, I was in attendance. I swam faster than expected with some good PB's. Even so, I got myself a fair few non-metalic cooking utensils but everybody has to start somewhere!

I seem to remember Saturday night being fun and I still made it to Sunday morning warm up :angel: .

Looking forward to short course later this year and am swimming the Scarborough meet in 3 weeks.

[KatieBun]

Anybody going to Christchurch on 12th June?

[GettingFaster]

Well done to all, I was in attendance. I swam faster than expected with some good PB's. Even so, I got myself a fair few non-metalic cooking utensils but everybody has to start somewhere!

I seem to remember Saturday night being fun and I still made it to Sunday morning warm up :angel: .

Looking forward to short course later this year and am swimming the Scarborough meet in 3 weeks.
You're obviously one of the shy types. Either that or you took a good long look at the delightful specimens of Masters Swimminghood that were loitering furtively under the GC banner and decided that staying anonymous was a much better idea! I can't even figure out who you are, your profile is sparse to say the least.

[londoner62]

Kaci, You were in the last heat in the 800 because you earned the right, it was a pleasure :) to watch you swim.
GettingFaster, I think the secret to your IM swim was you not :rolleyes: eating all your chips!
Adam, see you @ the Diss meet where I hope to swim a better :p medley!
Bootie, massive ;) swim in the 200.
Chris, congrats on your Bronze :cool: .

Paul

[Kaci]

oh I had forgotten to that you Paul (aka Londoner62) Chris said you cheered me on throughout the race, it was much appreciated!

[adamlelean]

Adam, see you @ the Diss meet where I hope to swim a better :p medley!
Paul

Paul/Londoner62 just to remind you the Diss Otters meet isn't at Diss, it's in Norwich. We did have someone last year go to Diss instead of the pool at Wymondham where it was last year.

[Kaci]

Woohoo I'm famous, have a look at this! http://www.thisisguernsey.co.uk/code/showsportarticle.pl?ArticleID=011736

i wish they hadn't put the times in though!

[GettingFaster]

Better that they print your picture rather than Bootie's. I'm sure he'll forgive me for saying that you're much prettier than he is!

[Kaci]

they did in the paper itself just not on the website. They also said he got bronze instead of silver. They also missed out Chris's 400m free, when he came 3rd. he's not happy.

[GettingFaster]

How did your coach respond? Was she pleased? And have you corrected the paper? What we tend to do is write the press release for them (don't you, ruthcp!) and then they don't have to do a great deal of work so it's more likely to be printed.

[Bootie]

Better that they print your picture rather than Bootie's. I'm sure he'll forgive me for saying that you're much prettier than he is!

Oi! I heard that, nothing wrong with the great action shock in the paper of yours truly!

Poetry in motion I heard somebody say!

[BLUE-EYE]

:king: i think u should do the 5o's or the more lond distance swimming events

[GettingFaster]

Oi! I heard that, nothing wrong with the great action shock in the paper of yours truly!

Poetry in motion I heard somebody say!

I know it was probably a typo, but never a truer word spoken -- "action shock" is right!

I even have the video evidence but just as well I didn't try to keep up with you on poolside, I would have had to run!

[londoner62]

Okay, time for my chest beating! 3 PBs were the swimming highlights were for me;

1) Taking another 0.24 :rocket: off my 50 free PB,
2) Going 1.07.92 in the 100 free, a full 1.81 :rocket: :rocket: seconds than my short course mark,
3) Swimming 2.41.83 in the 200 free, inside my short course PB by 2.83 :rocket: :rocket: :rocket: seconds.

I know I have worked over the last couple of months to bring my times down and I shall continue working to bring them down further. It really is a buzz to swim long course quicker than short course because you know you have done something right.

Paul

[Kaci]

well done londoner!