Ground Hog Swim Meet

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

Event

Seed
Time

HT/LN

Time

Place

Mixed

50 Y

Free

35.00

7/6

29.33

Mixed