Halloween 2008: Best Swim Related Costume Winner

Huntington, NY, October 31, 2008:  

Well, another Halloween has almost come and gone but it is not to late to announce this year's Best Swim Related Costume Winner and it is none other than our own Bob Miller in a striking Aquaman Costume.

One look at Bob's incredible costume and you know why the decision was so easy to make! 

Will anyone else step up to the plate in 2009 and give Bob a "swim" for his money? 

Countdown to Halloween 2009 starts now so get those costume ideas going! Only 365 days to go.

AquaFit Masters Swim Meets for 2008-2009 Season

AquaFit Masters will be hosting three short course Masters swim meets during the 2008-2009 season at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Long Island.  Originally built in 1998 to host the Goodwill Games, the Aquatic Center features a stretch 50-meter pool with diving section and is separated into multiple short course meter & short course yard courses with adjacent warm-up lanes for competition.

 

Sunday 23 November 2008 - Annual SC Meter Fall Classic

Sunday 25 January 2009 - Annual Winter Blitz Yard Meet

Sunday 15 March 2009 - Annual Spring Fling Yard Meet

 

FINAL entry RECEIPT deadline for each of the above meets is TEN days before event date.

 

Complete meet information/entry form in PDF file format is posted in the "Events/Results" section of the Metropolitan LMSC website.

Did You Hear the One About the HOT Pool? (Or, How Hot Was It?)

It was so hot, a chicken who came in for a swim laid a fried egg.

It was so hot, I wanted to take off my skin and swim in my bones.

It was so hot that North Korea test launched a long range Popsicle from the deep end.

It was so hot that a spokesperson for Alcoholics Anonymous said, "Screw it, open the bar. Drinks for everybody”

Anybody have any other “hot” one-liners to add?

Before Hustling to Finish, Relaxed Is a Good Way to Start

Trainers and coaches say relaxation is crucial to a strong performance, and tension only serves to diminish an athlete's performance.

The link below will take you to a New York Times article By GINA KOLATA -- first published Published in the NYT on October 2, 2008. It includes references to swimmer Michael Phelps, well-known coaches and runners including Michael Johnson. Who knows, maybe you'll pick up a tip that'll help put you in First Place -- if not in the Olympics!

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/health/nutrition/02best.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink