A couple of weeks back the Southport Masters Sprints took place. I didn't enter them last year, but did this time and had a really good time. I had a good time for a couple of reasons, firstly my swimming was amazing (for me!) and secondly I used to live in the Northern end of Southport, so going back after a good number of years was nice. I got to meet up with a couple of old friends, sadly not as many as I'd hoped but time was against me.

As far as the swimming went it was all 50M events and the 100IM, I have to say that the IM is rapidly becoming my least favourite event. I swam it okay but just can't get any speed into it (turns are the problem, and I'd rather concentrate on something else, other than my IM turns - sorry!). So I have a feeling that the IM is going to loose favour over the next few events.

But what about the swimming? Well other than IM I hit four new PBs - and a couple of those were quick:

Event Time Position
50M Backstroke 0:35.25 1st
50M Breaststroke 0:37.53 3rd
100M IM 1:13.41 3rd
50M Fly 0:29.22 1st
50M Free 0:27.59 1st

I can't explain how chuffed I felt getting under both 30s for the fly and 28s for the free. To win those heats was a bonus, but to hit both my main goals of the year... well pleased:)