Lane 3

Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast. Therefore…

And then there is me. I’m just plain slow! That said, some of us from the Fowler YMCA masters – Mark, Brian, Sue and myself – had a great time Sunday at the Dynamo Masters St. Patrick’s Day Invitational (fill out an entry form, pay your $$, and you were invited). Check out the photo gallery for more pictures.

Here’s what we swam and the results:

Mark Metz – 200 IM, 100 breast stroke, 100 IM
Brian Green – 500 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly
Sue Sinclair – 500 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Angus McRae – 100 breast stroke, 100 butterfly
Britt Dobbins – Oh yeah, nevermind, he showed up last week.

IM stands for Individual Medley which is butterfly, back stroke, breast stroke and freestyle. It also starts the phrase, “IM out of #%&@ air!”

Even though I’d shaved my head for St. Baldrick’s none of the other swimmers seemed intimidated. Somehow I was counting on that as my only way to take gold. In the end I swam a respectful third place in each event for my age category. I’ll credit Mark for some good coaching and Dr. Sellers for insisting I start to exercise.

Swimming is great exercise and I’d recommend it to anyone. It’s not hard on the knees and you don’t get the road rash/broken bones (Steve) like you do biking. There’s a lane for everyone from the fastest to the slowest. And, you’ll get to know some great people along the way…