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Day 2 Prelims – Age Group Nationals
– Junior Reporter
As I write this, I am sitting in my hotel room
, it’s 10:30 and the session has been running for 1.5
hours. There’s
an hour of 100 Fr and 3 hours of 400 IM…. Looong
sessions. They really
tire you out if you don’t take care of yourself.
So- a summary of this morning session! (yes I actually swam, 400
IM finally ended)
Finalists:
Rhys J 400 IM, 7th
Jon B 400 IM,
3rd
Chris T 50 Bk,
5th
Mark G 100 Fr, 7th
A much better performance by everyone. Steven H came in
9th in the 100 Fr, just a little short of a
2nd swim, but he’s an alternate.
Now it’s about resting and getting ready
for tonight!
-Jonathan
Day 2 Finals – Age Group Nationals
– Junior Reporter
A bitter sweet evening for myself, but
everyone swam considerably well. Rhy J finished 7th in
the 400 IM with a time of 4:54 a 4 second drop from the
morning. Mark G
touched the wall in 55.06 in his 100 Fr, put him 7th,
and ChrisT finished 6th in the 50 Bk in a time of
28.6. All the swims
were personal bests for each, a great performance for everyone.
Going into the 400 IM ranked third. I was extremely
nervous. This was by
far the biggest race of my life. The whistle blew beckoning us to
get upon the blocks.
“take your marks”. The gun went, and I dove as far a
I could…
This race hurt more than ever, at the 350m
mark, I got a little lazy and just grazed the wall. I thrashed to the finish, and
just got out touched for third. I touched in a 4:43.0, a 12
second drop from the beginning of the meet.
Until tomorrow,
-Jonathan
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