Swimnetwork.com is providing live streaming coverage of the
2010 Speedo Champions Series Western Region Sectionals, which kicks off this
afternoon in Mt. Hood with the Men’s and Women’s 800M Free. I’m not sure if
they are covering every heat of every event, but I’m sure hoping so given we
have so many of Colorado’s top swimmers participating.
Mount Hood Aquatics is also posting real-time results on its site. If the long course version is anything like the short-course championships held in March in Seattle, it should be pretty exciting. Colorado made its mark at that meet with Missy Franklin of STARS nabbing the women’s high point award and Jared Markham of Greenwood Tiger Sharks taking home the grand prize on the men’s side. Both are participating this week, but for each of them along with some of the state’s other elite swimmers, this meet is just a warm up to two weeks of competition in Irvine, Calif., host for both the 2010 ConocoPhillips National Championships Aug. 3-7 and the 2010 Speedo Junior National Championships Aug. 9-13.
Bottom line, it should be an exciting three weeks of swimming coming up as we get ready to bid adieu to the long course season.