DISTANCE  MEET INFORMATION

This week end our groups will have 27 swimmers attending the distance meet swimming either the 1650 or the 1000 free at LEE DISTRICT POOL.  Look at this event as a challenge and a great way to start off the new year.  If you would like to opt out feel free to join me at SANDY STATE PARK for the POLAR BEAR swim on THURSDAY.

A few of you asked how to swim this, and the first thing is to attack  it similar to a 500, but just a little more conservatively.  first thing start out as relax as possible and be sure to BREATHE a lot in the first 100 (every 3 or 2-3-2).

For the first 200 try to settle into a good rhythm and holding a straight line.  Stay away from circle swimming, stay on your center line.  Avoid looking at the counter on every lap, instead concentrate on keeping a long smooth stroke, with power full turns and getting as much as you can from each wall.

Check numbers when you need to and reassess as you go along; How am I feeling?  Can I hold this pace?  Can I go a little harder?  If so push a little more.  Once you see the number 31 (800) for the 1000 or the number 55 (1400) for the 1650, you have about 200 to go and you can start to bear down and start building to a fast finish.  Start at this mark and build don't wait until you have 25 left, that will be to late.

I am really excited to see how you all do with this event and have no doubt that all of you will do
fine, because you have put in the work and that is the tradition of OUR GROUP and remember our theme this year FINISH IT!

Now for general information YOU need to have a timer and a counter, and this is important i can not take care of this for you this year as we will have someone in almost every heat on Sunday and sometimes it could be more than one.  Please be prepared!

Next item is the time line which is posted on the PVS web site, and note both events will go fastest to slowest alternating girl/ boy heat.  When you arrive at the pool go to the table and check yourself in, they will be rotating heats.  I would arrive about 60 minutes before your scheduled heat to allow for checking in, and a warm up. I will not be running a general warm up and you should do this on your own.  Here is one you can follow.  400 swim/  200 kick/  4x100 @ 1:20to 1:45 (you know your pace times)/  6x50 (3 fast easy/ 3easy fast) @ 55/ 100 warm down.

Here is a estimated heat number followed by the overall heat number, and then the time you may be starting.

SATURDAY
Fletcher Madsen 3/6   9:47   Will Fletcher and Philip Bemia 8/16  1:18
Richard Meyers  and Graham Evers 9/ 2:00

SUNDAY
Audrey Hunter 6/11 10:04 Helen Geddes  7/13 10;29
Katie Pontzer 8/15  10:54
Sophia Rice, Leah S. Opas, Gillian Goodiel 9/17  11:30
Natalia Joslyn 10/19  11:49  Natalie Farello 11/21  12:16
Katie Karlinchak 13/25  1:06  Jessica Dickenson 15/29  2:08
Sophia Hartshorn 16/31  2:36 Allyson Lerke 17/32 3:04
Catherine Lim 19/33 3:04

Joey Dobrydney 6/12  10:17
Cole Dyson Andrew Hale 7/14 10:42
Kenta Deegan 8/16  11:07
Alex Aung  Kevin Carchia 9/18 11:34
Peter Makin  11/22  12:28
Kevin Bourdelais 13/26  1:17  William Hughes 14/28 1;45