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| Posted By: Tyler Remmel on 2008-08-04 21:55:22 EST | Email Story | Flag As Spam | Comments (0) |
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Usually, a great meet is defined by an overall aptitute for best times. This weekend, I only had a modest 50 percent best time ratio, but the meet will be regarded in my mind as one of, if not the best meet of my career thus far. You see, I can't argue with the time drops in the events in which I did drop time. The 50 Freestyle: a .7 second drop from my pre-meet best time. The 50 Breaststroke relay split: at least a 1.5 second drop from my previous best. The 100 Breaststroke: a 1.8 second drop from pre-meet. The 200 IM: nearly a 5 second drop from my previous best time. And finally, the meet winner in terms of total seconds dropped - the 200 Freestyle relay split: more than a 6 second drop from my best time established 5 weeks ago.
The kicker: coming into the meet, I was not going for any particular cuts with my swims. After the weekend has passed, I have one more sectional cut, along with boasting a valiant effort to capture a summer Junior Nationals berth in my 100 Breaststroke. Not bad if I do say so myself. Although, after the first night - when I swam a crazy fast (for me) 200 Free on the 800 Free relay - I knew it was going to be a great weekend for me. I simply felt too energized, pumped up, and competitive to let anything keep me from swimming only my best.
Although it was a great meet, there are a few things that linger in my mind. Particularly, I do wish that I could have swam the 200 Breast as a 200, because after seeing my breast split of my finals 200 IM, I know that I can have a best time in that as well. But, there still are time trials at MegaZones next weekend. In addition to that - after swimming the 100 Breast an essential total of 5 times in a two day span - I really felt in tune with my body. That said, I mentioned to the coaches that I would be willing to do more sculling next season, as my forearms seemed like a weak point by the fifth time swimming the 100 Breast. But, that's a latter matter. I still have Zones to worry about this week. Then I can truly write a reflection of the season...a post-season reflection. |
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| Tags: tyler remmel, lake country, huhs, state, breaststroke, junior nationals, stellar, outstanding, out of this world, crazy, fast |
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| Posted in swimming, club sports, men's athletics |
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