Saturday, April 19, 2008

And Then There Was John


More medals for Santa Rosa Masters. John took second place 400 IM with a time of 4:19.30, and Warren took sixth with a 5:41+. It was an agonizing three days of waiting and watching my comrades garnish all the hardware, but the waiting proved fruitful. Now that the butterflies are gone, I have the 200 freestyle to contend with this afternoon; Joe has the 50 fly. I may have broken the PMS record held by my buddy Matt Kanzler, but I need to check.

Thanks for all the comments on the blog! We love the support and are trying to make you proud.

John

14 comments:

emorales said...

I'm on an early AM walkabout so I couldn't wait to check the blog. John got to swim! Congratulations on what looks like a great time (5:19 I suspect instead of 4:19). But they haven't posted the results on the website yet that I can find. And great picture of Warren at the beach on flickr! Keep up the great work everyone. Erin M

coach"ht" said...

hip hip hooray
john won a medal today

i am so happy for you all...........your smiles are breaking the joy meter off the charts!!!!!

you all look great in red, no doubt, have you thought about blue.................!!!!!

keeping the expectations high


love and hugs, Hermine

Vincent said...

Great job John! Outstanding time, way to break that 5:20 barrier. According to last year's records Jim Clemmons had the record at 5:20.62. So it looks like you got him again. What's with the pictures in the locker room? I thought this was a G rated meet? Good luck in the rest of your events. Show us a closeup of your guys' hardware next time.

Thanks

leslie said...

Congrats John! Way to start the meet in style with a silver medal! From where you were a year ago, you have been on an incredible journey that has inspired us all. And I know you are only getting started. Gosh, I'm thinking that all your guys' amazing success needs to be documented for all to see--like on the sides of a white van in Santa Rosa. Keep enjoying every minute of this...

smorales said...

One more chiming in from the Morales family. I'm proud of everything you do in and out of the pool. Make sure to kick.

tom said...

Way to go John - you are truly amazing. You just keep getting better with age! Good luck and have fun with the rest of your races.

Love,

Tom and family

DonF said...

Leaping Kangaroos! That was fast John.Wish I could have been there for that one.Hope someone is videotaping.2nd @ Worlds,just amazing!I can almost hear the buzz traveling among the crowd..."Where is this place called Santa Rosa & what are they putting in the water?" Of course the answer is its in beautiful Sonoma County & in the water they've put a lot of hard work & its paying off in spades.Head down,stay focused,I know there's plenty more where that came from.
Don Juanabethere

Taylor M. said...

I'm the last one in the family to comment, only because I wanted to save the best for last, of course. Congratulations Papa, you are amazing. I suspect this is the first of many medals.

Love Taylor(#1 fan)

Jim Clemmons said...

Good swim John. I thought Matt went faster than 5:19.62 someplace but I could only find him at 5:19.97 at SPMA LCM Champs last year. Ya got me - barely, but ya got me nonetheless. Keep up the great swims!

Jim

Unknown said...

congratulations John, you are an inspiration to all of us. keep up the great work!

T&M said...

Great swim, John!!! Sounds like you guys have hit your taper perfectly! Keep it up. You've all put in the work and you deserve the best. Tito & Margo

Unknown said...

don foraker, you are hysterical!!! everyones comments are so fun, it is as much fun reading the comments as it is reading the blog messages WAY TO GO TEAM AND THAT MEANS ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL OF YOU, LOVE HERMINE

Susan N. said...

Such fun news you all are creating!! Ran into Hilary at the kids' meet today and got the great news John-WOW! Hope you all continue to swim great. How about cheerleader Molly-are you swimming? Keep the news coming.

ejmorales said...

Hi John: Hope you are having a good time. I know you are doing your best and having fun with your friends. We are all thinking of you including Linda and we love you very much. Great success. Dad and Barbie