Pacific Masters Swimming - 9th & 10th July 2011

After enjoying the 2010 event, I returned in 2011 for the Pacific Masters Long course Championships at UC Santa Cruz. (It's a 50 meter pool despite that some of the headers claim yards).

Unfortunately I got a mild throat, sinus, and lung infection about 10 days prior to the competition; and an upset stomach the work-week before race-weekend. (The latter might have been due to nerves, or gorging on fine food and drink at a Sonoma wedding on July 3rd). I also had a nose bleed the day before.

In spite of imperfect preparation, colder & damper weather, and a lower turnout than in 2010, I enjoyed the weekend.

• 200 LC Meter Freestyle 2:24.38 (split: 1:05.28, 1:19.10)
  • 3.98 seconds faster than 2:28.36 in 2010, in part due to faster second split while chasing a better swimmer, who swam a slower first split.
• Mixed 400 LC Meter Freestyle Relay 5:48.82 (swam 100m free, split: 1:02.21)
  
• 50 LC Meter Freestyle 27.00
  
  • 0.42 seconds slower than 26.58 in 2010.
• Mixed 200 LC Meter Medley Relay 2:52.12 (swam 50m free)
• 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay 1:57.52 (swam 50m free)
  
• 100 LC Meter Freestyle 1:00.98
  
• 400 LC Meter Medley Relay 5:08.68 (swam 100m free, split: 1:01.31)
  

Official Results. Official splits. Official Points (pdf).

Videos: 100m free, 400m medley relay.

Thoughts for next time:

• Don't sandbag entry times (as much).
• Wear SPF clothing and sunscreen - my pasty white shoulders and back sunburned through my sweater!