Swimming
June 25th, 2008 by 
Andrew
Katie has gotten me hooked on a new hobby. We have been swimming for 1-2 hours, 4-5 days a week after work. It really is a great workout. My competitive side has got me wrapped into competing already as well. I’ll be headed to the Show-Me Games in Columbia, MO. I’ll be swimming at the Mizzou Aquatic center, which is a world-class facility. Considering a swimmer’s prime is about my age, I’m sure I’ll get trounced there. It will still be fun. If anyone is interested in attetnding, it is the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of August. I swim each afternoon. I’ll be competing in the following races:
50 and 100 Freestyle
50 and 100 Backstroke
50 Breaststroke
50 Butterfly
100 and 200 Individual Medley
I have just over a month to finish preparing. I’m hoping to at least finish all my races with a respectable time. The only one I’m really worried about right now is the 200 IM. That will be a tough race for me.
Last weekend a bunch of us went on a float trip on the Big River in DeSoto. Matt has some pictures on his Flickr site. Don’t get confused by the size of the fish in the picture of me. We were catching lots of little ones like that, but I did catch some decent smallmouth and a couple largemouth… oh yeah, and a buzz.
