May 28 2007
Eric Namesnik Grand Prix Photo Showcase
We try to spread the love around when we’re at meets. The “Swim Stars” keep us pretty busy, so we don’t have as much free time in which to snap shots of other swimmers. However, we always do manage to get some pics of athletes we don’t directly promote on SwimStars.org. And we’re going to share some of those with you now; along with some commentary.
There are 8 pictures in all in the post, so you need to check out the cut to see all of them. You also need to click the thumbnail picture to see the full size. Most of the pictures are too wide to fit with our site layout, so the thumbnails are posted. I’m not trying to break our Swim Aids shrine (like Carrie & Erika do when they post).
We usually loiter around starting blocks at meets for our pictures. That just wasn’t working out on Canham’s tiny-ass deck. With bleachers out, there are like 3 inches of deck in which to move around. That’s way too cramped for our liking. So, we spent most of the meet at the 50m turn, which makes for amazing shots of the fly and breast.
And no, these pictures are not all of Club Wolverine swimmers, you smartasses!
This is Mr. Alex Vanderkaay’s fly leg of his 400 IM prelim. First event we shot from the turn and loved the results. There’s a full set of these AVK pictures, but you’ll need to talk to Alex himself — or his mother — if you want to see them all. We kinda have a system going.
We attempted to take pictures from the blocks on the first day and they all pretty much sucked…except for this start shot of Charlie Houchin’s 400 Free prelim. Go fig!
Future Wolverine Dan Madwed during his 200 Free Final. And don’t ask me about the random blue line going through the picture. I haven’t the slightest idea where it came from! Up in A2, Dan’s coach started the campaign for him to be added to Swim Stars. I can’t hate. Paul Y. is my favorite coach. He could tell me to jump and I’d ask “how high?”. I kid.
Big Joe Doyle fan, right here. And not just because I only had to travel 10 minutes to see him swim these past 2 season. (McCorkle >>> Canham). Joe is good peoples and hails from Central Ohio; just like me. I always rep local athletes, remember?
Behold the uber-cute Kim Vandenberg. How adorable is she? Anyone know when she’s going to stop frontin’ and move to A2? I mean, seriously. Let’s be real.
Mattie P. is a Swim Aid favorite, even though he doesn’t know it. Here’s a shot from his 200 Back prelim. And we love his ‘M’ tattoo! Nicest one we’ve seen, even if it is on the big side. We shot this from the balcony area above the deck. We loved that location as an alternative angle for the backstroke races.
MAXXXXXX! We love Max Jaben. He won us over at the UT/UF post-Nationals party in Irvine last summer. Kickin party; well until hotel security shut it down! Every time we see him, he is sooo sweet. That is the best way to fall into Swim Aid favor *cough*. We got some good shots of his 1500 Free heat from the balcony. We are also convinced that he smiles when he breathes during races.
This is nowhere as good as the shots we took at the Mizzou Grand Prix, but we still got nuttin’ but love for Mr. Margalis. If Davis had his way, Robert Margalis would be the next swimmer added to SwimStars.org. He strongly suggested it during his marathon standup session on the first night.
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hahahaahaha loooved it!
I love the photos but more importantly I LOVE THE COMMENTARY. hahaha did you settle yourself in my brain again? haha
p.s. I heart MAX…actually i heart like everyone on this list. hahah
I love the pictures! Alex’s pic was really cool. The butterfly has got to be the hardest stroke, but the most photogenic!
Oh Yeah! I totally forgot that I need to send you the rest of that set, Hope! Thanks for reminding me! haha