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Ground Hog Swim Meet

February 1, 2015 by Steve Mentz Leave a Comment

The pool in Westport

The pool in Westport

This morning I swam in the Conn Masters Swimming meet in Westport. It was the first time I’ve raced in a pool with a timer since…maybe the 1980s? I was faster as an 18 year old, but I was pretty pleased with the results. Winning my division in the 200 IM isn’t a great triumph — I was the only 45-49 year old man who swam the event — but overall I feel pretty good about my 6:49.02 in the water this morning. A very different feel from open-water races!

30th Annual Ground Hog Meet

Steve Mentz (CONN) Age Group 45-49

Event Seed
Time
HT/LN Time Place
5 Mixed 50 Y Free 35.00 7/6 29.33 2
9 Mixed 200 Y IM 2:45.00 1/2 3:07.54 1
11 Mixed 50 Y Fly 45.00 4/4 39.06 5
13 Mixed 100 Y Free 1:10.00 4/2 1:07.80 4
14 Mixed 100 Y IM 1:25.00 3/3 1:25.29 6
Total 500 Y 6:40.00 6:49.02
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