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Serbian Grand Prix: Nadja Higl, Men's 200 Medley Relay Set Serbian Records

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:28 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia, November 7. TWO more Serbian records fell during the second day of short course meter swimming at the Serbian Grand Prix. Nadja Higl downed the Serbian record in the women's 200 I...

USC, Georgia, Virginia, Duke Claim Commitments

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:46 GMT

PHOENIX, Arizona, November 7. A few more recruits made their decisions known in the past 24 hours by way of the Swimming World College Recruit Rankings. Five star Andrea Basaraba joined a deepening...

Warm-up, Warm-down Featured in November Issue of Swimming World Magazine

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:27 GMT

PHOENIX, Arizona, November 7. IN the November issue of Swimming World Magazine, Mike Stott speaks to top coaches around the nation to get their thoughts on meet warm-up. Stott writes about the pur...

FINA World Cup, Moscow: Flash! Jessica Hardy, Evgeny Korotyshkin, George Du Rand Down World Records During Day Two Finals

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:19 GMT

Universal Sports FINA World Cup Dashboard, including webcasts and highlights MOSCOW, Russia, November 6. THE final night of finals at the FINA World Cup stop hosted by Moscow featured three more wo...

Youth Olympics hopefuls playing to win - Colorado Springs Gazette

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:12 GMT

Youth Olympics hopefuls playing to win
Colorado Springs Gazette
Three national governing bodies — USA Cycling, USA Shooting and USA Swimming, all based in Colorado Springs — informed the US Olympic Committee it's not ...

FINA World Cup, Moscow: Day Two Prelims Complete

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:37 GMT

Universal Sports FINA World Cup Dashboard, including webcasts and highlights MOSCOW, Russia, November 6. THE second set of preliminaries at the FINA World Cup stop hosted by Moscow featured some fa...

Lady Vol Swimming and Diving Stays Perfect in SEC Behind Two Wins From Floyd

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:03 GMT

Led by freshman Kelsey Floyd's two victories, the Tennessee women's swimming and diving team improved to 3-0 in the Southeastern Conference with a 179-121 win over South Carolina on Friday afternoon at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.

Kicker Vencill tells his story

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:44 GMT

In January of 2003, U.S. National Team member Kicker Vencill tested positive for three steroid precursors found in a contaminated multivitamin he had been taking and was banned from the sport for two years. Vencill tells his story to athletes and coaches at USA Swimming’s 2009 National Select Camp.

Jack Brown: Looking Forward

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:44 GMT

Jack Brown&os;s journey to earning a spot on the U.S. National Team and 2009 Duel in the Pool squad started with disappointment. But This summer, Brown put his accountability on the line at ConocoPhillips U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis, which led to his selection to the 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool Team.

NAG Top 10 rankings now complete

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:43 GMT

USA Swimming has released the 2008-09 National Age Group Top 10 rankings. The times compiled for this list were from Sept. 1, 2008 through Aug. 31, 2009.

2009 Golden Goggles: Highlighting the Nominees, Part I

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:40 GMT

In the coming weeks leading up to the Golden Goggle Awards on Nov. 22, USA Swimming will be highlighting the nominees in two award categories each week.

USA Swimming wants YOU, Southern California Swimmers!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:39 GMT

USA Swimming is looking for swimmers and parents based in Southern California to be a part of an upcoming USA Swimming photo shoot in Los Angeles with members of the 2008 Olympic Team.

ABCs of Mental Training: I is for Injuries

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:37 GMT

When you work hard, push yourself to your limits and engage in physical activity, you are not only competing with other swimmers, you are also competing with your body.

Swimmers: Hoelzer speaks at the 2009 National Select Camp

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:37 GMT

Three-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder Margaret Hoelzer talks to swimmers attending the USA Swimming&os;s 2009 National Select Camp about the joys and challenges of being an elite-level athlete.

Speedo Tip of the Week

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:36 GMT

A proper warm-up may do more than just increase body temperature, which makes the muscles more pliable, and brings more blood (and therefore oxygen and nutrients) to the muscles when swimming.

Swimming World Announces Amy Van Dyken Rouen to be Next Open-Ended Facebook Fan Page Interview

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:30 GMT

PHOENIX, Arizona, November 6. OLYMPIAN Amy Van Dyken Rouen will join Swimming World's Facebook Fan Page and answer your questions on Thursday, Nov. 12. Van Dyken Rouen will periodically check in and ...

Day 110: November Open: More and Less

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:39 GMT

Here's a picture of reporter Paul Tenorio from September with fins on his hands, which he described in yesterday's blog. Told you it was silly. (Photo by Jeff King/Curl-Burke)

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Tomorrow is the November Open, a meet that months ago was the finish line for my project and was some distant idea — the weekend I would hopefully showcase the results of some great turnaround.

Now, it's become a bit more and a bit less.

It's less because while certainly this meet is important to me, I don't consider it the end anymore. I'll still be going to train with Jeff King and the group, and as far as this blog goes — well, that I'll have to discuss with my editors and with Jeff. I'd definitely like to take some time to write something longer about this whole journey overall…at some point soon.

My feelings going into this weekend, though, are much different than they were in October. Those nervous butterflies are not nearly as strong as they were three weeks ago. I kind of know what to expect now in the meet, and I understand what I'm going to feel like when I get up on the blocks.

It's more though, because I know that the nerves will be back tomorrow when I stand up and my family is there. Obviously I'll want to do well swimming in front of them for the first time, or least basically just not embarrass myself.

But overall I feel pretty good going into tomorrow and I'm just ready to have fun with it. It's something that was emphasized to me today and really, I didn't really feel overly nervous or serious at all. I just want to have fun and perform well.

Today's practice was actually a great workout. I felt like I got everything I needed out of it.

Here's how it broke down, on 2:15 intervals:

100 swim (one breath on last 25)
50 fast

Two 100s swim (one breath last 25)
Two 50s fast

Three 100s swim (one breath last 25)
Three 50s fast

Four 100s swim (one breath last 25)
Four 50s fast

The breath control was definitely a challenge (though not as much as those in the group doing zero breath) and I really had to push myself to get through it. The 50s sprint gave me a chance to feel the water when I was tired, and I was staying pretty consistently at about 30-32 seconds throughout the whole thing, which if I can do on the back end of my 100 I should be able to top my 100 time from October. My main thing was on those final 50s when I was exhausted, I really pushed through the water and to come in on something like a 16 is already better than what I did in the final 25 in October.

I'm definitely feeling ready to go, I was happier with my starts and my turns are coming along. I feel like I can go best time tomorrow and that's the goal. It's only been three weeks since my last race, but I think I can do it.

We'll see tomorrow and I'll have the results for you on Monday.

Washington Post reporter Paul Tenorio will train with a swim club over the next few months and chronicle his journey as he attempts to transform from regular guy/sports reporter to competitive swimmer — everything from his waistline to his best times.

MSS Streamlined

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:44 GMT

Nov. 6, 2009: Marieke Guehrer and Evelyn Verraszto set world records in Moscow; Jessica Hardy, Peter Marshall, Felicity Galvez, Roland Schoeman and Sergey Fesikov barely miss world marks; Ryan Cochrane and Krystina Alogbo honored as male and female athletes of the year in Canada.

Serbian Grand Prix: Two Serbian Relay Records Fall, Milica Ostojic Downs 400 Free Record

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:37 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia, November 6. THE first night of short course meter swimming at the Serbian Grand Prix featured a pair of national records fall in the 200-meter free relays. Additionally, the women's...

Several More Five Star Recruits Make College Decisions

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:09 GMT

PHOENIX, Arizona, November 6. IT was another busy 24 hours in the Swimming World College Recruit Rankings as several more recruits made their commitments known publicly through the system. Five st...