The Nationals Enquirer August 5, 2008

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Meet Director BD (Brandon Drawz) empties pool instead of filling it. Claims idea came to him during Edgefield happy hour. Our reporter investigating.

Meet Director BD unmasked as mirror-image twin of the other Meet Director , DB (Dennis Baker). (For uncanny resemblance, see picture below).

Six-foot sturgeon found in 50- meter pool, and immediately DQd by BD for using flotation device not approved by FINA.

Rules Committee in heated dispute over which swim aids will be allowed in competition. Pre-meet swim-off

between meet directors will settle controversy.

NATIONALS

ENQUIRER Enquiring Swimmers Want to Know AUGUST 5, 2008

IM GOING TO ALLOW SWIMMERS WHOCANT AFFORD

A SPEEDO LZR RACER OR A BLUESEVENTY TO USE FINS IN SHORTER

EVENTS.

IN A PIGS BUTT YOU WILL.


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N AT I O N A L S E N Q U I R E R A U G U S T 5 , 2 0 0 8

I nside T his I ssue Meet Announcements-----------3 Editorial Erudition

(Readers Survey) --------------4Coaches Corner------------------8Technical Tools----------------10

Participant Profiles------------15Oregon Trail

Over the Barrel,Under the Barrel------------17

Swim Fans Forum------------21 In the Next Edition-----------23

W hat coaching advice should we have listened to months ago? What's the latest poolside gossip? What's the inside scoop behind yesterdays record swims? Enquiring swimmers want to know . The infamous Nationals Enquirer has dispatched its intrepid reporter to churn out copy for these hard-to-put- down, photo-filled pages. Old news, rehashed, performance enhancement breakthroughsexplained, the unavoidable serious article about

competing in our sport, and real-life human-

interest stories are all here. Look for updates ,every day of the meet, and then some. Don't miss a single lurid issue!

Pre-meet issues available exclusively on-line; limited numbers of abbreviated meet issues available in print at the Aquatic Center.


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Important! Notices & Corrections Heads up, Swimmers:

Correction : Warm Ups Thursday through Sunday will start at 6:30

AM and end at 7:20 AM .Competition will start promptly at7:30 AM . The 25-yard indoorwarm-up pool will open at 7:20

AM and remain available as statedin the Meet Information.

Day Tripper Alert!! The SteelBridge in Portland will be closed tocars, buses and MAX trains August2-24, 2008, as crews connectexisting tracks to the new MAXGreen Line tracks on 5th and 6thavenues. Shuttle buses will be

carrying MAX riders across the

river between the OldTown/Chinatown Station and theRose Quarter/Convention Centerstations, via the Burnside Bridge.The lower deck of the Steel Bridgewill remain open to bikes andpedestrians. You may wish to

consider this closure when planning your visit to Portland using MAX and the Day Tripper

Numbers 2 and 3 included in the

first issue of the Nationals Enquirer.

This inspirational poster, featuring11,239-foot Mt. Hood rising out of theAquatic Center pool, will be availablefor purchase during the meet for $5each. Numbers will be limited. TheMultnomah tribes name for MountHood is Wy'east. Legend says the namecomes from a Multnomah chief whocompeted for the attention of a womanwith a chief of the Klickitat tribe. Theanger that the competition generated ledto their transformation into volcanoes,with the Klickitat chief becomingnearby Mt. Adams and the target of theiraffection becoming Mt. St. Helens.Their battle was said to have destroyedthe Bridge of the Gods and thus createdthe Great Cascades of the ColumbiaRiver. Beware the consequences of fierce competition in these parts!

WARNING: This publication (if you want to call it that) is not the official, or any, communication of USMS, OMS, Mt.

Hood Community College, or any other responsible organization, nor is it a communication attributable tothe Meet Directors, who are men of few words (but mighty deeds in most situations). This publication isintended solely as entertainment by athletes, for athletes. The opinions expressed by the editors and contributors are entirely their own, God help them.


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EDITORIAL ERUDITION

TO SUIT OR NOT TO SUIT

LETS KEEP AN OPEN MIND ON THENEW RACING SUITS

Judging by news sources, swimming blogs, and thehigh volume of traffic in swimmer discussionforums, the most burning issue for 2008 is the newswimsuit technology. Three questions seem to beon everyones mind: (1) whether the world recordsthus far in 2008 are attributable to advances intraining, or to a new generation of swimsuit, (2)whether the new swimsuits constitute tech doping,and (3) whether an aging masters swimmer can gethis hands on a new swimskin suit, given that most

of the worlds inventory has been shipped toBeijing. Rather than give our own views about thecontroversy surrounding the new swimsuits, wethought it would be more useful to solicit YOUROPINIONS with the following questionnaire,prepared by our staff with the highest concern for

journalistic standards of objectivity and impartiality:


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TO SUIT OR NOT TO SUIT, CONTINUED

Question No. 1: Which company had the most influence on thedesign & development of Speedos LZR Racer bodysuit?

A. NASA.B. Speedo.C. Marquis de Sade Industries.D. BF Goodrich.E. Hebrew National Weiner Company.

Question No. 2: When I see my workout partner in one of the new suits, I think he is:

A. Michael Phelps.B. Kornelia Ender.C. Richer than I am.D. The Michelin Man.E. The Hindenburg.

Question No. 3: When I see my workout partner actuallyswimming in one of the new full body suits, I think he is:

A. Faster than I am.B. Ryan Lochte.C. Charlie the Tuna.D. Das Bot.E. Cheating.

Question No. 4: When I see my workout partner beat me at Nationals in his new swimskin, I want

to: A. Stick a pin in his body suit and watch him spin around like a deflating balloon.B. Set fire to his body suit and watch him melt like the witch in the Wizard of Oz.C. Steal his body suit and make him swim in that rag of a Speedo I have to wear.D. Quit.E. Slash the tires of his Humvee.

Question No 5: When my workout partner is not swimming in his new swimskin, he can be found: A. Polishing the chrome wheels on his pathetic looking Corvette, which barely runs.B. Wishing he were me.C. Riding around on the bitch seat of a chopper pitching beer cans at cows.D. Telemarketing chain letters.E. Putting out lawn signs for Ralph Nader (still).

Question No. 6: The main disadvantage of using a new swimskin suit is:A. You cant pick up chicks while wearing it.B. You cant pick up guys while wearing it.C. Even if you could pick them up, you couldnt do anything with them while wearing it.D. Even if you could do something with them, afterwards theyd probably like the suit better than

they like you.E. All of the above.


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TO SUIT OR NOT TO SUIT, CONTINUEDQuestion No. 7: The person who looks the stupidest in a new swimskin suit is: A. My nemesis.

B. Jon Naber.C. An age-group swimmer.D. Dubya.E. They guy who just swam 3 rd in the US Olympic Trials.

Question No. 8: The swimsuits were invented for people who: A. Cant float.B. Reminisce for the good old days when girdles were in fashion.C. Like the triple-chin look they get by pushing all that flesh

northward.D. Are suffering from tri-athlete equipment envy.

E. Think Roger Clemens is a national hero.Question No. 9: To be fair to other swimmers, people who compete in thenew suits should have to:

A. Go skiing in the suit.B. Wear the suit to the Socials at Nationals.C. Have themselves filmed getting into the suit, and post the results on

YouTube.D. Have former Senator Larry Craig help them out of the suit.E. Go through airport security in the suit.

Question No. 10: When my husband wears the full body suit, he looks like:A. One of the guys at Jiffy Lube.B. Edward Norton as the Incredible Hulk.C. Something from the Prehistory Wing of the Natural History Museum.D. Dara Torres.E. A coke machine.

Question No. 11: Even though I dont like the concept of the newswimskin suits, I would be interested in buying one of the suits if itincluded:

A. Integrated fins and paddles.B. Different colors, like mauve, or a nice pattern like glenn plaid.C. A pocket for my Leatherman tool.D. Feet & a hood.E. A pisshole.

Question No. 12: People who use the new suits or tug on the lane linesduring kicking sets are referred by coaches as:

A. Shiftless.B. Spineless.C. Self-deluded.D. Vexatious.E. Cheaters.


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TO SUIT OR NOT TO SUIT, CONTINUEDTO SUIT OR NOT TO SUIT, CONTINUED

Question No. 13: If the new suits had a patron saint, it would be: Question No. 13: If the new suits had a patron saint, it would be: A. Saint Thomas Aquinas.A. Saint Thomas Aquinas.B. Saint Adjutor.B. Saint Adjutor.C. Saint Sebastian.C. Saint Sebastian.D. Saint Dismas.D. Saint Dismas.E. Judas. E. Judas.

Question 14: If I won $500 in the lottery, I would:Question 14: If I won $500 in the lottery, I would:A. Buy matching I-Phones for me and my spouse.A. Buy matching I-Phones for me and my spouse.B. Make a donation to USA Swimmings Make a Splash

Foundation.B. Make a donation to USA Swimmings Make a Splash

Foundation.

C. Attend a Masters Swimming Clinic.C. Attend a Masters Swimming Clinic.D. Buy an Olympic Gold Medal on E-Bay.D. Buy an Olympic Gold Medal on E-Bay.E. Buy a Speedo LZR for my 50M Free at USMS Nationals.E. Buy a Speedo LZR for my 50M Free at USMS Nationals.

Question 15: The best thing about the new full body suit is thatit allows you to go fast in competition even if you cant: Question 15: The best thing about the new full body suit is thatit allows you to go fast in competition even if you cant:

A. PullA. PullB. Kick B. Kick C. FloatC. FloatD. TurnD. TurnE. Swim.E. Swim.

PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE by printing these pages and circling youranswers, then submit them to DB, BD, USMS, FINA -- or anyone but your editors. PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE by printing these pages and circling youranswers, then submit them to DB, BD, USMS, FINA -- or anyone but your editors.

Frank and Robin Parisi, editors, publishers and roving reporters for The Nationals Enquirer, live and swim (but having recentlyretired, do not work) in Portland, Oregon, and Kona, Hawaii. W L L E

Frank and Robin Parisi, editors, publishers and roving reporters for The Nationals Enquirer, live and swim (but having recentlyretired, do not work) in Portland, Oregon, and Kona, Hawaii. W L L E

M A K E ?M A K E ?


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COACHES CORNER

Tips for Competing at Mt. Hood Aquatic Center By Dennis Baker

Recent renovations at the Mt. Hood Community College Aquatic Center have made its 50-meterpool one of the fastest in world. After competing many times in this facility and in championshipmeets, I have some tips to help you make the best of your swims here.

Dont stay in the sun too long . Although we are north of the45 th parallel, you can still get pretty burned this time of year.There will be only limited tent space in the outdoor bleachersand on the pool deck, but there are plenty of areas around thefacility that provide shade. The indoor bleachers overlookingthe warm-up pool can hold up to 250 sprawled-out swimmers.There are also many shady lawns around and behind the pool.

Make sure you are checked in for ALL of your events . Thismeet has a few differences from other meets. First, themorning warm-up times in the competition pool have been changed. They will start at 6:30AM everyday, and end at 7:20 AM, with racing beginning promptly at 7:30 AM. Next, allthe events 200 and longer will be deck-seeded, just like the distance events are. The 200swill be seeded by age and gender as usual. Make sure you dont get caught napping: check in for your 200s! Officials will be posting heat sheets shortly before the deck-seeded eventsbegin. More information will be circulated on this as it becomes available.

Practice your turns in the competition pool during warm-up. Your depth perception isdifferent in every pool (the Mt. Hood pool has a tricky slope in the deep end, as you swimtoward the starting blocks). Every pool seems to have a different backstroke count from theflags. Get comfortable with your turns in every stroke that you will swim. We are using thebigger touch pads, so the turns will all be flat-wall, with no gutter to grab onto. Andremember, the location of the backstroke flags can vary as much as a foot between warm-upsand your race, depending on the relative wind conditions be alert to this both during warm-up and in your race.


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Bakes Tips for Competing at Mt. Hood , continued :

Swim in the center of the lane . As with all elite long course venues, the Mt. Hood laneropes are large and solid. Running into them at full speed will hurt, and will add a lot of timeto your race. This can especially be a problem in backstroke. In an outdoor pool such as oursyou must sight yourself now and again during your backstroke race. This might involvemoving your head or eyes every so often during the race to see where you are, relative to thelane rope. While this is a NO-NO for proper backstroke form, it will pay off in this pool. If you run into the lane rope in backstroke you might actually stop completely (ed. note:

Although it can be difficult to distinguish between my normal backstroke speed and a complete halt, I can personally testify that the lane ropes will stop you cold when you runinto them while swimming backstroke! FMP ). Also, dont ride the lane rope during yourbackstroke swim. While you may think that staying right next to the line is the best way tokeep it in view, 90% of the swimmers I have witnessed trying this at the Mt. Hood pool havesmacked right into the rope. Its worth repeating: Swim in the center of the lane!

Use the pool ladders. Do not try to get out of the pool at the wall below the starting blocks.The tall touch pads make for very high walls without gutters. Save your shoulders and back from tiredness and possible strains during warm-up, and make your way to the ladders on thesides of the pool. During races, there should be ample time, after you finish, to exit the poolat the sides. We will be doing over-the-top starts, meaning that the next heat will be startedafter the last person finishes in the prior heat, but while all the prior heat swimmers are still inthe water. Just stay in your lane until the next heat has started, then duck under the lane ropesto the ladder on the side of the pool that is closest to yourlane.

Watch your step. Lastly, during our renovation we raisedthe portion of the deck immediately surrounding the pool by3 feet. If you are on the actual pool deck make sure yourealize there is a drop off!!! Use the stairs whenever possiblefor safety and to save your leg strength.

Dennis Baker, besides being one of our Meet Directors, is the founder and head coach of Oregon Reign Masters, the masters swimming team that calls the Aquatic Center home. Dennis, a certified USA Swimming Coach, also coaches age-group swimmers at the David Douglas Swim Club and masters swimmers at the

Multnomah Athletic Club. Dennis recently came close to achieving his goal of being the oldest swimmer to qualify for the USA Olympic Trials, several times swimming sub-2:05 in the 200 meter fly this summer (best time 2:04.07, a whisker short of the 2:03.99 required for Trials). Earlier inlife Dennis was a 2-time Pac-10 Conference Champion and a 2-time Olympic Trials finalist, all in the 200 fly. Find out more

about Dennis at the Oregon Reign Masters site, http://www.oregonreignmasters.org/index.htm . Dennis is pictured, above right, with the talented and indulgent Roxanne Redwine, Social Chair for LC Nationals, and the person responsible for planning our two great Event Socials.
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TECHNICAL TOOLS

RACE ANALYSIS ~ A SECRET WEAPON FOR IMPROVEMENT

You have trained all year, gotten lots of sleep on the nights before your races, warmed upwell, done your stretching and hydrating just like the experts have been telling you to, and havebeen avoiding the beer and fried pork rinds (well, mostly). You have been swimming your heartout for three days. Yet try as you might, you just cant seem to achieve the times you werehoping for. Why not?

Maybe all that focus on technique and conditioning isnt enough; maybe you need to stepback and look at your overall race strategy. But wait, what does the term race strategy mean?Isnt that just dont go out so hard that you die? Yes, it is; but it could be so much more. Otherthan collecting your splits and comparing them to the same event last season, on what data is thecoach basing his racing advice? What part of your race are you trying to improve, and what partsshould you leave well enough alone? Chances are, neither you or your coach has any actual data,beyond lap splits, about how you swim a race, or about how you might swim it differently inorder to improve. That situation is about to change.

In the last decade, software has become available that makes it possible to collect andanalyze the training and race data most relevant to improving performance. Before the personalcomputer, collecting this data on even a single swimmer was virtually impossible: data collectionfor just a single race would have required four or five people concentrating on that one swimmer.The PC, however, has revolutionized datacollection.

At USA Swimmings 2008 OlympicTrials, nine individuals sitting at their laptops inthe press box of the Qwest Center, one assigned toeach lane in the championship pool, were able to

input huge volumes of data for each swimmer ineach heat. They accomplished this by using arelatively inexpensive software package calledRace Analyzer, written by Alex Nikitin (picturedat right), an age-group coach at the MultnomahAthletic Club in Portland Oregon, and a technical consultant to USA Swimming.


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Race Analysis, A Secret Weapon , continued :In real time, as each race progresses, an operator using Race Analyzer enters Cycle

Count per lap, Break Distance from starts and turns, Tempo , Breakout Time , Drop Off ,Distance Per Cycle , Pure Swimming Velocity , Free Swimming Time , Turn Time , TimeSpent Under Water , Distance Swum Under Water , 15 Meter Time/Velocity and 7.5 MeterRace Finish Time/Velocity (a more detailed explanation of these terms appears below). At theTrials, the team of technical consultants downloaded and integrated this data, checked an instantreplay video of the race, as necessary, for anomalies in the recorded data, and within a fewminutes of the conclusion of each event , made the data available to coaches. Each swimmer couldthen meet with her coach right after cool-down, review the data and see both how that swimmerperformed with respect to her coachs race strategy, as well as how everyone else in the eventperformed.

To illustrate how Race Analyzer converts extensive and detailed race information into aconcise and informative report, below is a summary of Michael Phelps world record-setting 400IM race in the 2008 Olympic Trials:

Dist Breakout,(sec)

Brk Dist,(M)

Split Dropoff Cycles Time Tempo(C/Min)

Tempo-2(C/Min)

Tempo-3(C/Min)

DPC (M/C.) Velocity,(M/sec)

Turn Time(sec)

50 4.28 12.75 * 26.16 - 17 * 26.16 47.4 46.3 46.8 2.21 1.71 1.20

100 3.17 5.75 * 29.22 3.06 19 * 55.38 47.2 46.6 47.0 2.29 1.78 1.19

150 3.27 5.5 * 31.24 2.02 16 * 1:26.62 38.8 38.6 38.8 2.75 1.75 1.59

200 3.59 6 * 30.70 -0.54 16.5 * 1:57.32 36.8 36.6 37.3 2.65 1.62 0.99

250 4.22 6.25 * 35.13 4.43 17 * 2:32.45 33.9 34.8 34.9 2.55 1.46 1.07

300 4.13 6 * 36.00 0.87 19 * 3:08.45 35.9 36.4 36.4 2.37 1.43 1.27

350 1.91 3.5 * 29.48 -6.52 15 * 3:37.93 36.3 36.6 36.6 3.10 1.86 1.51

400 4.10 7.5 * 27.32 -2.16 15 * 4:05.25 37.7 38.4 39.3 2.87 1.83 -

Totals 28.66 53.25 134.5 8.83

15M Start: 5.68 sec 15M Velocity: 2.64 m/sec

Now any coach at any level of competition can input that same volume of data for hisown swimmers at every meet, and can provide his swimmers detailed feedback about raceperformance equal to that which previously was available only to world-class athletes. A coachusing Race Analyzer is able to identify his swimmers strengths and weaknesses, how thosestrengths and weakness contributed to the swimmers splits and overall time, and how theswimmer should modify her typical race strategy, or which components of her race she shouldimprove, to achieve a faster overall time.

This Table contains the Swimming Race Analysis of Michael Phelps World Record 400 IM swim at the 2008 Olympic Trials. More information concerning the seven categories of race measurements,and charts illustrating some of the above data, follow this article.


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Race Analysis, A Secret Weapon , continued :Instead of relying only on a hunch that, for instance, the swimmer loses momentum on

turns, or that the swimmers tempo falls off as a race progresses, or that a negative split is nottypically a successful strategy in the 200, a coach can confirm those hunches with concrete data,he can show the swimmer data from actual races, and he can discuss not just his impression of therace, but what actually happened in the race. Further, the coach can compare the swimmers datato the optimal race statistics reflected in data gathered for elite swimmers in majorcompetitions. For instance, the coach can determine how closely the swimmers average tempoper lap approached the optimum tempo, or how closely the swimmers relative speed on eachstroke in her IM compared to the optimum relative speed for that stroke.

Of course, different swimmers have different strengths and different weaknesses, basedon body type, age, physiology, training history, and genetics, and not every swimmer canapproach the optimum on each statistical factor. For instance, if you compare the race data forAaron Peirsol (who swims faster than anyone on the surface and closes the last 7.5 meters fasterthan anyone), with the data for Ryan Lochte (who has great walls and always gains on Peirsolcoming out of the turns), you might discover that neither has swum the optimum race on all factors, but each has exceeded the optimum in his area of strength. Thus, Race Analyzer canassist the coach in identifying and capitalizing on his swimmers strengths, as well as onidentifying and improving his swimmers weaknesses.

Over time, using Race Analyzer allows a coach and swimmer to compare objectively theswimmers current race results with past results, and to assess whether the swimmer hasimproved (and whether the training steps taken in the interim have succeeded). Race Analyzerdata can be exported to a variety of compatible formats including Rich Text for word processing,Excel for spreadsheets, Adobe Acrobat and HTML for web-posting. Find out more about thebenefits of Race Analyzer on Alex Nikitins web site, www.parametrix.org .

Alex Nikitin (at left, fourth from the right) and the USASwimming Race Analysis Team at the 2008 Olympic Trials.

Alex has been working with swimmers at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland, Oregon, since 1994. He has coached numerous Junior National qualifiers, National Age group Top 16 swimmers, and Western Zones, Region XII and Oregon State record holders.

Before coming to the U.S., Alex coached for 5 years in Minsk, Belarus where he was also a world-ranked Modern Pentathlete. Alex graduated with Honors form Belorussian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport where he received his M.S. degree inTheory Methodology of Sports Training. Alex was a coach at theU.S.A. National Select Camps in 1999 and is a frequent speaker

on the various aspects of training design, career planning and athlete performance tracking. Alex is an ad-hoc member of USASwimming National Technical Support team, and developed

Race Analyzer for the national performance-tracking program. Alex currently serves on the Oregon Swimming Board as theTechnical Planning Chairman. In 2003, Alex was voted "Oregon

Age Group Coach of the Year". Alex qualified for and ran in the 2008 Boston Marathon .
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RACE ANALYZER'S CATEGORIES OF RACE DATA

Breakout Time: The time (in seconds) from starting tone (start) or feet leaving the wall (turns),to head breaking the surface.

BreakoutDistance:

The distance from the wall that a swimmers head breaks the surface, in meters(rounded to the nearest .25 meters)

Split: Official subtractive split time for the length measured.Drop-Off: The difference in seconds between the length measured and the preceding

length.This is a measure of speed consistency during a race. The best races arenormally achieved with a relatively small drop-off variation. (Drop-off inIndividual Medley events looks at the race segment for each different stroke.)Positive values indicate slower time in comparison to the previous split;negative values indicate faster time. Swimmers should aim for the highest levelof consistency in these numbers.A big drop-off from the first split to the second, and consecutive positive drop-off values indicates that a swimmer started racing too fast and "died" at the end.Big negative drop-off at the last split means that swimmer saved too muchenergy during the race.

Cycle Count: Number of stroke cycles during the length (one cycle = one arm stroke for flyand breast, and one cycle = 2 arm strokes for back and free). This number iscomputed using stroke rate and actual free swimming time.

Time: Official cumulative time in the race.Tempo/ Cycle Rate:

Frequency of swimming cycles during the length measured. Expressed in bothcycles per minute (Cycle Rate), and seconds per cycle (Tempo). If you usesingle arm stroke for Free/Back, divide the cycle rate by 2 to get the stroke rate.This parameter can be used to evaluate swimming efficiency. Extremely highTempo (Cycle Rate) and average performance times can indicate that swimmingtechnique is not efficient. However, a very low Tempo (Cycle Rate) and averageperformance is not good either.

DPC: "Distance per cycle" - distance covered during one stroke cycle during lengthmeasured. DPC is an ultimate measure of swimming stroke efficiency.Swimmers and coaches should always look for ways to improve this parameterin their races. High values of DPC indicate available reserves for futureimprovements, an "untapped" potential.

Turn Time: Time in seconds to execute the turn at the end of the length measured. Free andBackstroke begins with hand entry on the final arm stroke and concludes withfeet contacting the wall. Fly and Breast begin with hand touch and concludewith foot contact on the wall.

15 M Start: Time in seconds from starting tone to the 15-meter mark. 15 M Velocity: Average velocity over first 15 meters of the race. 7.5M Finish: Time in seconds from 7.5 meters remaining in the race to finish. This split

shows whether a swimmer is accelerating or decelerating at the end of the race. 7.5M Velocity: Average velocity over last 7.5 meters of the race.


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RACE ANALYZER DATA MICHAEL PHELPS, US OLYMPIC TRIALS

Phelps is known to be an extraordinarily disciplined tactician. He opens races at a sustainable pace, and his strokesremain uniform, almost mechanically so, from beginning to end. There is nothing spontaneous, unruly or desperateabout the figure he cuts in the pool. When other swimmers, battling fatigue, begin to lapse technically, Phelps looks as if he is swimming downhill. Out There by Mark Levine, NY Times, August 3, 2008

400 IM WORLD RECORD SEE DATA CHART, PREVIOUS PAGES

Tempo over Distance

47.4 47.2

38.8

36.8

33.9

35.9 36.337.7

y = 0.0394x 3 + 0.0729x 2 - 5.0093x + 53.55R2 = 0.9061

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Velocity over Distance

2.64

1.711.78 1.75

1.62

1.46 1.43

1.86 1.83

y = -0.0044x 3 + 0.1066x 2 - 0.7471x + 3.1363

R2 = 0.7697

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Cycle Count over Distance

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y = -0.0208x 4 + 0.3422x 3 - 1.911x 2 + 3.9403x + 15.036R2 = 0.5519

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Distance Per Cycle over Distance

2.182.27

2.74 2.66 2.62.4

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y = 0.0091x 3 - 0.1265x 2 + 0.5997x + 1.6607R2 = 0.6536

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How Does Your Tempo Rate at 350 Meters Into the 400 IM Stack Up? How about your DPC?


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PARTICIPANT PROFILES

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Congratulations and thank you to Florida and Texas, each sending over 50 swimmers across thecountry to compete in the USMS Long Course Nationals here in Oregon! Swimmers entered in themeet hail from 43 of the 50 states, from the District of Columbia, and from 5 foreign countries: 28from Canada, 4 from Switzerland, 5 from Costa Rica, 1 from Dominica and 1 from Mexico. Welcometo Oregon! Predictably, more than half of the meets entrants hail from Washington, Oregon orCalifornia. Here are the numbers, by state:

You can find other swimmers in your age group, look up swimmers by name, and find swimmers by their club affiliation, on the USMS website at:

http://www.usms.org/comp/lcnats08/heats/roster.php .

Its alphabeticalyou moron; useyour bifocals!

How the heck am I supposedto READ this?
http://www.usms.org/comp/lcnats08/heats/roster.phphttp://www.usms.org/comp/lcnats08/heats/roster.php


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1% 3% 5%

19%

14%

18%

40% Relays

1 Event

2 Events

3 Events

4 Events

5 Events

6 Events*


WHO ARE WE? , CONTINUED Here are a few additional facts about the competitors you will encounter at the meet:

A BREAKDOWN OF THE NUMBERS:

Men: 621 Average Age Overall: 50.07Women: 509 Average Age Men: 52.21YoungestMan:

19 Average Age Women: 49.67

YoungestWoman: 19 Mean AgeOverall: 50

Oldest Man: 89 Mean Age Men: 51Oldest Woman: 90 Mean Age Women: 50

When you saidParticipation PieI thought you weregonna share yourpizza grand . . .

*Now that the 6 th event is out, maybe Ican recruit someoneto join me at a brewpub . . .


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THE OREGON TRAIL

Over the Barrel/Under the BarrelButterfly Lessons and More

Achtung! Masters Swimmers! Anyone still needing to learn proper form in thebutterfly might consider practicing Bakes renowned over the barrel/under thebarrel technique. No, its not the same technique you used as an age-grouperwhen your coach was trying to teach you butterfly body undulation. Thistechnique involves hoisting a mug at one of the areas many brew pubs whilewatching the newly-filled barrels ferment and listening to your buddy regale youwith stories about his 200 fly (if you dont have a buddy, bring a youtube.com

demonstration video).

According to the Oregon Brewers Guild, http://oregonbeer.org/ , there are currently 63 brewingcompanies, operating 88 brewing facilities, in Oregon. There are 30 breweries operating within thePortland city limits alone, more than in any other city in the world. In the words of the Brewer Guild:

Oregon is home to more microbreweries per person than just about anyplace on earth. . . . Come visitus and explore Beervana .

Oregon has been blessed with beautiful scenery, wonderful local brewing ingredients and innovativerecipes and brewers who love their craft. Hops, grain and fresh water are all plentiful here. . . . Bymixing all these elements together, Oregon brewers haveconcocted some of the best beers in the world. . . . So whatmakes craft beers taste different than those mass producedbeers? . . . . Ingredients, recipes and intent.

Craft brewers use all malted grains (and lots of them) toproduce the brewing liquid. Mass produced beers often useinexpensive filler grains to create a product with little tasteor imagination. . . . Craft beers are made to taste greatusing a blend of Old World traditions and Northwestinterpretations of classic recipes.

Listed below are the Guild-listed breweries in the Portland metropolitan, Mt. Hood and ColumbiaRiver Gorge areas. This subject requires extensive research, and your editors are in hot pursuit as youread this. Meanwhile, they recommend that you visit the web-sites identified following the brewerylist below if you want to find out more about one of the listed establishments before deciding which tovisit.
http://oregonbeer.org/http://oregonbeer.org/


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Over the Barrel/Under the Barrel, continued

PORTLAND AND MT. HOOD AREA BREWERIESAlameda Brewhouse4765 NE FremontPortland, OR 97213503-460-9025

Lucky Labrador Brewing915 SE HawthornePortland, OR 97214503-236-3555

McMenamins / Fulton Pub & Brewery0618 SW Nebraska St.Portland, OR 97201503-246-9530

Amnesia Brewing Company832 N BeechPortland, OR 97227503-281-7708

Lucky Labrador Public House7675 SW Capitol HwyPortland, OR 97219503-244-2537

McMenamins / Grand Lodge3505 Pacific Ave.Forest Grove, OR 97116503-992-9533

Big Horn BrewingClackamas Town Center11860 SE 82nd Ave. #3050Happy Valley, OR 97086503-659-1282

MacTarnahans TaproomPyramid Breweries2730 NW 31st Ave.Portland, OR 97210503-226-7623

McMenamins / Greater Trumps1520 SE 37th Ave.Portland, OR 97214503-235-4530

BJs Pizza, Grill & Brewery12105 N CenterPortland, OR 97217503-289-5566

Main Street Ale House333 N Main Ave.Gresham, OR 97030503-669-0569

McMenamins / Highland Pub & Brewery4225 SE 182nd Ave.Gresham, OR 97030503-665-3015

BJs Pizza, Grill & Brewery825 NE Weidler

Portland, OR 97232503-288-0111

The Mash Tun2204 NE Alberta StPortland, OR 97211503-548-4491

McMenamins / Hillsdale Brewery &PublicHouse1505 SW Sunset Blvd.Portland, OR 97201503-246-3938

Clinton St. Brewing Co.2524 SE Clinton St.Portland, OR 97202

503-238-5588

Maxs Fanno Creek Brewpub12562 SW Main St.Tigard, OR 97223503-624-9400

McMenamins / John Barleycorns14610 SW Sequoia Pkwy.Tigard, OR 97223503-684-2688

Deschutes Brewery & Public House210 NW 11th Ave.

Portland, OR 97209503-296-4906

McCormick & SchmickssHarborside Restaurant and Pilsener Room

Full Sail Brewery at Riverplace0307 SW MontgomeryPortland, OR 97201

McMenamins / Market Street Pub1526 SW 10th Ave.

Portland, OR 97201503-497-0160

Hair of the Dog Brewing Company4509 SE 23rdPortland, OR 97202503-232-6585

McMenamins / Bagdad Theater3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd.Portland, OR 97214503-236-9234

McMenamins / Mission Theater1624 NW Glisan St.Portland, OR 97209503-223-4527

Hopworks Urban Brewery2944 SE PowellPortland, OR 97202503-232-HOPS

McMenamins / Barley Mill Pub1629 SE Hawthorne Blvd.Portland, OR 97214503-231-1492

McMenamins / Oak Hills Brewpub14740 NW Cornell Rd. Suite 80Portland, OR 97229503-645-0286

Laurelwood Public House and Brewery5115 NE SandyPortland, OR 97213503-282-0622

McMenamins / Blue Moon Tavern &Grill432 NW 21st Ave.Portland, OR 97209503-223-3184

McMenamins / Raleigh Hills Pub4495 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.Portland, OR 97225503-292-1723

Laurelwood Pizza Company1728 NE 40thPortland, OR 97212503-943-6157

McMenamins / Cornelius Pass Roadhouse& Imbrie Hall4045 NW Cornelius Pass Rd.Hillsboro, OR 97124503-640-6174

McMenamins / Ringlers Annex1223 SW Stark St.Portland, OR 97205503-525-0520

Laurelwood Pizza Company1728 NE 40thPortland, OR 97212503-943-6157

McMenamins / Crystal Ballroom & LolasRoom1332 W BurnsidePortland, OR 97209503-225-0047

McMenamins / Ringlers Pub1332 W Burnside St.Portland, OR 97209503-225-0627

Geez, thereare 55McMenamins,30 on this listalone . . .

The first pub tostart brewing itsown beer inOregon wasMcMenaminsHillsdale . . .

Who are theseubiquitousMcMenamins,anyway?


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Over the Barrel/Under the Barrel, continued Lucky Labrador Beer Hall

1945 NW QuimbyPortland, OR 97209

503-517-4352

McMenamins / Edgefield2126 SW Halsey St.Troutdale, OR 97060503-669-8610

McMenamins / Riverwood Pub8136 SW Hall Blvd.Beaverton, OR 97008503-643-7189

McMenamins / Rock Creek Tavern10000 NW Old Cornelius Pass Rd.

Hillsboro, OR 97124503-645-3822

McMenamins on Broadway1504 NE Broadway St., Suite 900Portland, OR 97232503-288-9498

Philadelphias Steaks & Hoagies18625 Willamette Dr.West Linn, OR 97068503-699-4130

McMenamins / St. Johns Theater & Pub8203 N Ivanhoe St.

Portland, OR 97203503-283-8520

McMenamins Oregon City102 9th St.Oregon City, OR 97045503-655-8032

Raccoon Lodge and Brewpub7424 SW Beaverton-HillsdalePortland, OR 97225503-296-0110

McMenamins / The Rams Head2282 NW Hoyt St.Portland, OR 97210

503-221-0098

McMenamins Sherwood15976 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Rd.Sherwood, OR 97140

503-625-3547

Rock Bottom Brewery206 SW MorrisonPortland, OR 97204

503-796-2739McMenamins / White Eagle Caf, Saloon& Rock n Roll Hotel836 N Russell St.Portland, OR 97227503-282-6810

McMenamins Sunnyside9757 SE Sunnyside Rd., Suite KClackamas, OR 97015503-653-8011

Rogue Ales Distillery and Public House1339 NW FlandersPortland, OR 97215503-222-5910

McMenamins Back Stage Bar3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd.

Portland, OR 97214503-236-9234

McMenamins Tavern & Pool1716 NW 23rd Ave.Portland, OR 97210503-227-0929

Rogue Meeting HallPortland Intl Airport: Concourse D7000 NE Airport WayPortland, OR 97218503-460-4040

McMenamins Cedar Hills2927 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.

Beaverton, OR 97005503-641-0151

McMenamins West Linn2090 SW 8th Ave.West linn, OR 97068503-656-2970

Roots Organic Brewing1520 SE 7thPortland, OR 97214503-235-7668

McMenamins Chapel Pub430 N Killingsworth St.

Portland, OR 97217503-286-0372

New Old Lompoc / 5th Quadrant3901 N Williams Ave.Portland, OR 97217503-288-3996

Widmer Brothers Brewing Company929 N RussellPortland, OR 97227503-281-2437

McMenamins Greenway Pub12272 SW Scholls Ferry Rd.Tigard, OR 97223503-590-1865

New Old Lompoc / Hedge House3412 SE Division St.Portland, OR 97202503-235-2215

Double Mountain Brewery Taproom8 Fourth St.Hood River , OR 97031541-387-0042

McMenamins Kennedy School5736 NE 33rd Ave.Portland, OR 97211503-249-3983

New Old Lompoc / Oaks Bottom PublicHouse1621 SE Bybee Blvd.Portland, OR 97202503-232-1728

Elliot Glacier Public House4945 Baseline Rd.Parkdale, OR 97041541-352-1022

McMenamins Mall 2059710 SE Washington St., Suite APortland, OR 97216503-254-5411

New Old Lompoc Brewery1616 NW 23rdPortland, OR 97210503-225-1855

Full Sail Brewing Company506 Columbia St.Hood River , OR 97031541-386-2247

McMenamins Murray & Allen6179 SW Murray Blvd.Beaverton, OR 97005503-644-4562

Old Market Pub & Brewery6959 SW Multnomah Blvd.Portland, OR 97223503-244-0450

Mt. Hood Brewing / Ice Axe Grill87304 E. Govt Camp LpGovernment Camp, OR 97028503-272-3172

Philadelphias Steaks & Hoagies6410 SE Milwaukee Ave.Portland, OR 97202503-239-8544

Sure, but thatleaves over 40non-McMenaminsto choosefrom!

Yeah, andLuckyLabradorsserving at theBBQ Social onSaturday!

McMenaminsEdgefield isntthat where theFriday Social is?


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MORE MORE THAN YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT BEER CAN BE FOUND HERE:

http://beernorthwest.blogspot.com/ http://www.beernw.com/

http://pacificbrewnews.blogspot.com/ http://www.pacificbrewnews.com/index.htm

http://oregonbeer.orghttp://www.guestontap.com/map.shtml (interactive map)

. . . And the editors dont want to hear anything about beer being incompatible withSwimming. At least one multi-games Olympian proves otherwise:

I would have

done this for Lucky Labradorif Alex Stiles had

just asked . . .
http://beernorthwest.blogspot.com/http://www.beernw.com/http://pacificbrewnews.blogspot.com/http://www.pacificbrewnews.com/index.htmhttp://oregonbeer.org/http://www.guestontap.com/map.shtmlhttp://www.guestontap.com/map.shtmlhttp://oregonbeer.org/http://www.pacificbrewnews.com/index.htmhttp://pacificbrewnews.blogspot.com/http://www.beernw.com/http://beernorthwest.blogspot.com/


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NATIONALS ENQUIRER AUGUST 5, 2008

SWIM FANS FORUM

SAQ* Test The most burning question that will be on swim fans minds Saturday evening, August 16,2008 is:

(a) Whether Paul Smith breaks :54 in the Mens 45-49 100m Free after training feweryards than his Granny;

(b) Whether announcer Mark Gill can stop talking long enough to make it to the blocksfor his own 100m Free race;

(c) Whether editor Frank Parisi can eat BBQ while wearing a Speedo LZR;(d) Whether OMS will have to chain timers to the pool deck to get them to stay around

for the 200 Meter Free Relays; or(e) None of the Above.

*SAQ = Self-Absorption Quotient, as in, to what extent are you someone who thinks so much about things you are directly involvedin that you fail to notice other people or the things around them .

ANSWER: (e) None of the above. Hint:

Two great swim events will be occurring Saturday August 16, 2008, at 8:00 PM PST:NBC will be televising the conclusion of the Olympic swimming events fromBeijing, the Men's 1500M Free, the Women's 50M Free, and the Mens and Womens4x100M Medley RelaysThe OMS Organizing Committee will be hosting a family-style barbecue in the fieldadjacent to the competition pool, with NBCs coverage streamed onto the giantDatronics scoreboard on-deck when coverage starts at 8 PM.

Tickets for the BBQ Social are sold out, but those without tickets are invited to bring a picnic

and join in the spectating fun.

STAY CONNECTED AT NATIONALS!You can stay connected while at the Aquatic Center if youre traveling with a wireless-equippedlaptop. The Wifi point is in the crows nest, located at the top center of the spectator stands.Those in the know say that the signal is best in the area directly in front of the crows nest,though you may need to huddle with your laptop under a blanket in order to see your screen inOregons famous summer sunshine!


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In the Next Issue: Mo Chambers Tips on Dryland Training Timeline and Details For the Friday and Saturday Night Socials Evolution of the Swimming Costume One Secret of Olympians Success

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