Finally, after weeks of being seconds and sometimes milliseconds from making state, I finally made it. The first part of the video is me missing it by about .09 seconds. The second part is time trials (which is what you do if you're really close to state) and me making it. I was exhausted for time trials which were practically right after my fail, but I pulled it off! BTW this is my first year swimming breast stroke.
OP, I used to swim in competition. I was in my city's team before I just got plain sick of it. Lost all enjoyment. Shame really as I wasn't half bad apparently.
Where I live in New York 1:16 is the girls Sectionals cut time for 100 yard Breaststroke I think. For guys here states is a 1:02. I'm awful at breast though. This year I'm trying to make states in the 50 and 100 free. Maybe the 200 depending on how my endurance builds but I'm a ways off and not even in season. Congrats on making states though
Glad to hear from you Kevin! I'm not sure what you mean what typically wins state? If you mean time, the state record is a 59.22. I can link you to all the state times and records if you want.
Where I live in New York 1:16 is the girls Sectionals cut time for 100 yard Breaststroke I think. For guys here states is a 1:02. I'm awful at breast though. This year I'm trying to make states in the 50 and 100 free. Maybe the 200 depending on how my endurance builds but I'm a ways off and not even in season. Congrats on making states though
Glad to hear from you Kevin! I'm not sure what you mean what typically wins state? If you mean time, the state record is a 59.22. I can link you to all the state times and records if you want.
Swimming definitely varies state to state. One factor is of course population. There's something like 20 million people in New York and it's pretty competitive here. Idaho has about 2 million people (both numbers according to quick google searches).
What are your state cut times in 50, 100, and 200 free?
Edit: After looking at those results I'm honestly shocked. I could go to states in a lot of events in Idaho and place top 5. some of your state records aren't even our state cut times. I'll try to dig up last years states results.
Here's all of our state records, still looking for results. Look at the 200 Free relay record. Those guys from Clarence were insane. Luckily I didn't have to race them in the 100 when we swam them. They left most their state swimmers on the bench.
100 Butterfly (State Meet)
Luke Weniger Pittsford 48.99 2004
100 Butterfly
Thomas Luschinger Mt. Sinai 48.37 2009
50 Free
Adam Powell John Jay-Cross River 20.58 2007
100 Free
Michael DeRocco Niskayuna 45.29 2006
Tom Simon Auburn 45.40 1989
200 Free
Tom Luchsinger Mt. Sinai 1:37.12 2009
Ryan Feeley Rye 1:39.37 2009
Tom Luchsinger Mt. Sinai 1:39.38 2008
John Hodge Williamsville North 1:39.77 1985
200 Free Relay
A.Barden, C.Rommel Clarence 1:24.54 2010
A.Urschel, A.Case
Jeff Wood, Jimmy Roberts, Fairport 1:25.80 2003
Jon Roberts, Andy Amyot
Lattimore, Murphy, Horseheads 1:28.61 1996
S.Elkovitch, Roof
S.Hubbell, J.Honor, Plattsburgh 1.34.61 3/6/04
S.Crain, D.Elliott
200 Individual Medley
David Kahn Port Jefferson 1:48.95 2002
200 Medley Relay
C.Roe, D.Daly Pine Bush 1:34:26 2010
N.Boncek, L.Virgilio
C.Roe, D.Daly Pine Bush 1:34.95 2009
N.Boncek, C.Muller
J.Wood, J.Roberts, Fairport 1:35.06 2003
C.Salehiu, A.Amyot
Swimming definitely varies state to state. One factor is of course population. There's something like 20 million people in New York and it's pretty competitive here. Idaho has about 2 million people (both numbers according to quick google searches).
What are your state cut times in 50, 100, and 200 free?
Edit: After looking at those results I'm honestly shocked. I could go to states in a lot of events in Idaho and place top 5. some of your state records aren't even our state cut times. I'll try to dig up last years states results.
Swimming definitely varies state to state. One factor is of course population. There's something like 20 million people in New York and it's pretty competitive here. Idaho has about 2 million people (both numbers according to quick google searches).
What are your state cut times in 50, 100, and 200 free?
Edit: After looking at those results I'm honestly shocked. I could go to states in a lot of events in Idaho and place top 5. some of your state records aren't even our state cut times. I'll try to dig up last years states results.
Here's all of our state records, still looking for results. Look at the 200 Free relay record. Those guys from Clarence were insane. Luckily I didn't have to race them in the 100 when we swam them. They left most their state swimmers on the bench.
100 Butterfly (State Meet)
Luke Weniger Pittsford 48.99 2004
100 Butterfly
Thomas Luschinger Mt. Sinai 48.37 2009
50 Free
Adam Powell John Jay-Cross River 20.58 2007
100 Free
Michael DeRocco Niskayuna 45.29 2006
Tom Simon Auburn 45.40 1989
200 Free
Tom Luchsinger Mt. Sinai 1:37.12 2009
Ryan Feeley Rye 1:39.37 2009
Tom Luchsinger Mt. Sinai 1:39.38 2008
John Hodge Williamsville North 1:39.77 1985
200 Free Relay
A.Barden, C.Rommel Clarence 1:24.54 2010
A.Urschel, A.Case
Jeff Wood, Jimmy Roberts, Fairport 1:25.80 2003
Jon Roberts, Andy Amyot
Lattimore, Murphy, Horseheads 1:28.61 1996
S.Elkovitch, Roof
S.Hubbell, J.Honor, Plattsburgh 1.34.61 3/6/04
S.Crain, D.Elliott
200 Individual Medley
David Kahn Port Jefferson 1:48.95 2002
200 Medley Relay
C.Roe, D.Daly Pine Bush 1:34:26 2010
N.Boncek, L.Virgilio
C.Roe, D.Daly Pine Bush 1:34.95 2009
N.Boncek, C.Muller
J.Wood, J.Roberts, Fairport 1:35.06 2003
C.Salehiu, A.Amyot
Some of those times are ridiculous.... The breast isn't that much off though. It's interesting how some records are from the 90s, and haven't been beat....
Yea when you're a good swimmer you're good lol the guys record board at my school has all but 2 records before 2000. If I make states in the 50 and 100 I'll take those two though. Btw if you think that's ridiculous let me tell you about a kid on my club team. Jack Boyd from SHAQ, ranked 3rd in the nation for some of his events. Swims 1000 yards in like 9:19. I can't think of his 500 time and wouldn't want to exaggerate it. His 200 is like 1:41 though and his 100 is like 47
Yea when you're a good swimmer you're good lol the guys record board at my school has all but 2 records before 2000. If I make states in the 50 and 100 I'll take those two though. Btw if you think that's ridiculous let me tell you about a kid on my club team. Jack Boyd from SHAQ, ranked 3rd in the nation for some of his events. Swims 1000 yards in like 9:19. I can't think of his 500 time and wouldn't want to exaggerate it. His 200 is like 1:41 though and his 100 is like 47
Yeah, Acutally i think 2 years ago there was a guy named Pete Megis, who was top 5 in the nation for backstroke. But then he stopped swimming for some reason...
haha! Here's all of our state cut off times: 
