Geoff’s World

Pics will have to follow, not sure what Helenhas done with the camera.

So in yesterdays 100m Breaststroke, from being behind at the 50m I came up and finished 3rd in my Heat, beating the other 40-44yr old in my race and got the Silver medal.  I think this is my first ever medal in a swimming competition.
Official time of 1:37:96.

Today first up for us was my 50m Backstroke.  I thought ok I can swim a 39, I swam 42.03 last year.
So off I went, afterwards I told Helen I had visions of Grandeur, arms swinging and legs kick as fast as they could, I got to about 25m and was feeling like I was dieing, by the 40m mark I was looking for the flags thinking oh god how much longer, finally finishing in a time of 42.92 so no PB but close to a Heart Attack. Ok so I learnt even thou it’s 50m , still have to pace your self.

Then Helen had her 800m freestyle event, they combined the mens and womens so she was racing against the men and 1 other lady, whom she beat. She said she would lap in about 1:05, she did ~1:04’s, a time of 16:57:48, again an awesome effort and every one was quite impressed that a lady expecting in 3 weeks would come and swim in a competition.

Then my 50m Free, “ok don’t go out to Hard”. Had a good swim and clocked 37.89 a PB by .04 of a second, So I swam the fastest I have ever swam in my life so I gotta be happy with that :-), was hoping for a 36. Charis can swim a high 32, so have to challenge Naomi or even Nathan to a race.

After two laps I am shattered, the 77 yr old guy swam in 9 events over the weekend, maybe I can be that good by the time I’m 80.

As Helen has been swimming regulary during her pregnancy she decided she would swim in the Masters meet this weekend.  She put in for the 400m and 800m Freestyle. She has been swiming about 9-10min for a 400m so she put in a seed time of 9:40 for her 400m.  Her event was 1st event of the day and her friend from Southern Cross Dragons wasn’t there so was a bit worried about being so far behind the others and peolpe waiting 3min for her to finish.  Her swim was awesome, splitting about 1min for each 50m and a final time of 7:50:60, was just  great.

She started in the water, (which is allowed in Masters meets) so not to dive on top of baby

Abouto to tumble turn

The Announcer had a quiz and was making a BIG thing about Helen being pregnant and having 3weeks to go and swimming.  Babies 1st swimming competition.

Helen won the Womens 30-34 400m freestyle

at the Standard Chartered International Masters swimming event. 

So she is still unbeaten in Singapore, and she will win her 800m freestyle tomorrow as well.

As Helen was swimming I also entered, today I swam the 50m and 100m Breaststroke.
My time for the 50m Breaststroke - 43.49 bettered my time from last year by more than 2secs so I was very happy.
I will have to let you know my official time and place for the 100m tomorrow as we left before it was announced.  But it was about a 1:37 and Helen said she thinks I beat the other 40-44yr old guy in my heat. She said she was impressed with my swim