Swim-a-thon results
Jan. 31st, 2005 10:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
angledgeAfter a couple of weeks of hounding my family, friends, & co-workers for donations for my swim team's fundraiser, Saturday it was time to actually do the swim. 1 1/2 hours, as many lengths as you can swim. I got my dear cousin matt_ledgerwood to count lengths for me. He's a former PriceWaterhouseCooper auditor, which means I can state my totals with the complete confidence that only a Big Six accountancy firm can give you. Or something like that. Maybe it will all end in scandal. Mmm, Swimron.
But all in seriousness, I am pleased to tell you that I completed 252 lengths, for a total of 6,300 yards, or just over 3.5 miles. I had the second-highest total on my team. But even more importantly, I have raised nearly $1,000 for the Red Cross. We're still totalling it up, but we think that our team as a whole raised over $20,000.
There were a lot of people running around with cameras; if I can scrounge any photos, I'll post them.
matt_ledgerwood to count lengths for me. He's a former PriceWaterhouseCooper auditor, which means I can state my totals with the complete confidence that only a Big Six accountancy firm can give you. Or something like that. Maybe it will all end in scandal. Mmm, Swimron.But all in seriousness, I am pleased to tell you that I completed 252 lengths, for a total of 6,300 yards, or just over 3.5 miles. I had the second-highest total on my team. But even more importantly, I have raised nearly $1,000 for the Red Cross. We're still totalling it up, but we think that our team as a whole raised over $20,000.
There were a lot of people running around with cameras; if I can scrounge any photos, I'll post them.
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Date: 2005-01-31 09:15 pm (UTC)Damn, there is no way I could keep 45sec 50s for an hour and a half. I swam a 2.5k race in Lake Michigan in September, and me, being a sprinter, nearly died at that...
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Date: 2005-01-31 10:06 pm (UTC)Open-water swims are an entirely different event. Personally, I'm a wee bit phobic about the open water - I like my water in contained, measured, chlorinated doses. I've done three open-water events (2 of them were fundraisers) & they give me the heebie-jeebies.
For the record, in pool competitions I usually swim sprint events myself. 50 fly, 100 IM (if they'll let me), 200 IM (if they won't), 100 free, & assorted relays. I'm considering signing up for a 100 fly next month. I'm also considering the 200 free.
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Date: 2005-02-01 02:46 am (UTC)I picked it up because I wrecked my knees in 8th grade, and so I couldn't play basketball anymore. So, I swam four years of high school swimming. Loved every minute (well, probably not the ones at 6am, but whatever) of it. I tried college swimming, but couldn't take the coach and quit. Ah, well. Now I mostly swim for fun, but I'm hoping to join a Master's team when I'm past college eligability.
I actually really liked open water, much more so that I thought I was going to. The darkness and limited visibility kinda creeped me out, but the mental engagement was much higher. Maybe that'll wear off after awhile, who knows. I was going to aim for the 5k race this year, but it looks like I won't be back to Chicago in time. Ah, well.
And that's more than you probably ever wanted to know about my swimming career. ;)
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Date: 2005-02-01 04:31 pm (UTC)