When everybody was sleeping I went very early to Eindhoven.
They organised at "De Tongelreep" from 5 till 7 Dec. the Swim Cup evenent which was also the farewell party for Pieter van den Hoogenband. Right after eigth o' clock I reported myself for the pre-race practice and after that to concentrate for the coming events in this 50m swimming pool.
The start...
I didn't get much rest after the practice, the first event was the 200m butterfly men where I had to swim. It did rather go well because I managed to swim a faster personal besttime by finishing in a time of 2.29,82. That's 6,34 sec. faster then the old PB time. Lucky for me I could rest long enough for the next event !
Good start with some help of the flashlight !
The second event for me , the 200m freestyle, was good and I came in a steady rithym. Sadly I didn't managed to keep up this tempo all along the end, so I finished above my PB time in a time of 2.05,22. Despite the slower time there is some progress in my swimming, I try to catch up the practice-time I missed lately. If it's enough for the upcoming Dutch Championships?
Pieter, what are you going todo all day ??
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