More poolside chat

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Just realised we’re a bit close to the end!

Mine’s loving it - catching up with friends she hasn’t seen for a few years

Ds managed to just about touch the wall on a turn LC at LAC 🤦‍♀️😂

It is much easier done SC when the turn T isn’t so clear!

That’s fab. How’s she enjoying her uni swimming? And Uni in general?

We popped up to see her a couple of weeks ago and she seemed happy, chatty and keen for us to feed her "expensive" restaurant food! She fell on her feet joining the swimclub; social ents are a big part of the club.

I have a hunch we'll be busy ordering new swim kit over Christmas (her old swimbag has to be 10 years old now and is most definitely showing its age)!

Oh is that the one on 20/21 December? I was planning on entering my DS into that as it’s vaguely local to us, and after almost having given up swimming after his last classification he cut back training but keeps knocking chunks off times when he does swim. It always been a good one for para as well.

Good to hear she’s enjoying it @Madcats

Yes that’s the one. I’ve heard great things about it although we’ve never been. Northampton are known to be a great club for para swimming too.

Be great if you’re there - you’ll work out who I am as I’ll be the one holding ds up onto the blocks so he doesn’t fall off 😂

Although you’ll have to get a wriggle on entering where as the closing dates the 21st November.

I am just waiting for some entry times to be uploaded from this weekend as I was going to do the entry once I knew which events to do! The events have changed for DS with his new classification which has made life complicated as his best event is no longer an event for his class, but he might try to keep it and swim up into a different class as he has a qualifying time for a higher class already… a discussion to have after he’s swum this afternoon.

As For getting on with it I know! But DS has been doing mocks so he won’t answer anything which doesn’t directly relate to an exam spec since mid October but he hates me just entering him anyway!

Another good one @porseb 😁

Thank-you 😀 - she is having fun at this meet (the records dropping at this meet are 🔥)

It’s been pretty good watching. I wasn’t expecting some of them to go that have been held for so long. Michael Rock’s record was almost the same age as some of the youngest swimmers.

Yes lots of records blown this weekend which is always great to see. Nice to see so many para swimming records too.

Have put the entry in, I may see if I can work out who you are in person, if that’s not too stalkerish. Not yet sure if I am going to be poolside or not yet.

Of course it’s not. Once accepted entries have been published and we both know we are going I’m more than happy to be known.

Most people here have worked out who my ds is 🤣

Tbh I haven’t but I probably will via that meet. A couple of swimmers from ours went last year, dd1 is in the autumn of her career and dd2 is much better short course so it’s one I’d leave. Tbf with the arena league stuff I’ve posted it would be easy to decipher our club and hence who the dds are aka the ones with the same surnames of the ages suggested 😂😂

Dd2 is small she protests she’s average but not for a swimmer she isn’t. And I’m 5’10 so to me she looks like a midget 🤦🏻‍♀️. Shes about 5’3 at 13.

Still got time to grow at 13 though?

I don’t think she’ll grow much more - she takes after dh’s side. But time will tell.

Growth spurts can take you by surprise (but family height also matters!)

Ds has grown the last 18 months outbid the blue 🤷‍♀️ (but then my dad and brother are both over 6”!)

However I’m not sure height is the biggest factor in swimming as much as it once was considered. Abbie Wood isn't tall and she’s absolutely smashed her career.

Indeed, it was just a comment re short course/ long course really.

Height can be a big advantage at the end of a race but smaller can be better on turns as there is less to flip over - would be better for SC events as more turns. Not sure how true this is but it was said that Peaty was far better over LC as he was simply too big for SC turns as he lost time on them.
Two of the upcoming male breaststrokers are tiny in comparison to Peaty, Corbeau but they are absolute dynamite.

Hi all. This is a really helpful thread - my daughter is 11 and is (mostly) really enjoying her swimming journey. We live in the Channel Islands so big competitions are limited but occasionally we get off-island. It can be a bit of a struggle to keep her motivated without a goal though!

Your he’s same county and region as me then! How’s the reveal situation with flights to Southampton after the channel airline went into administration. I’ve been concerned about that affecting CI swimmers.