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Olympic champion as Kotrainer

Hello,

as already announced, stood at the last a small race weekend trip to northern California on the program. On Friday at 6 clock it started: A combined team of the USC swim team went in the direction of Oakland. Pleasant: The flight from Los Angeles took only one hour.

The University of Berkeley was our first goal we were there on Friday against the currently best team in the college league. And in a duel with the best we have drawn the short straw in the overall standings. Berkeley will swim this year for the title, and we're not that far. My 200 yard freestyle was my best race, with 1:37,5 minute I'm still just two seconds over my best time.

On Saturday we drove through San Francisco to Stanford. There we have the expected time for the second-best team. Against the "University of Stanford, we were able erschwimmen no victory, but this time the races were becoming scarce and we have registered more points to our account. Unfortunately, our two seasons have been disqualified for an alleged jump start. However, that was somewhat questionable, because there was no electronic evidence, but was decided by the naked eye - it is almost impossible to decide this way about hundredths of a second.

I do my best race in the 4x100 medley relay swam, for the crawl and it took 43.33 seconds (at the Nationals in December I had a 42.92). I was a little surprised that I was so fast, because during the race I had not felt at all quickly. Then the 100 breast followed with 57.11 seconds (my second best time so far at the Nationals, it was 54.69). After a ten minute break I went for the first time over 500 yards into Wssser - solid, but still highly expandable 4:32 minutes came out of it. Last but I am still swimming as the last swimmer in the 4x50 freestyle relay team, my fastest 50 yard split - 20.09 seconds.

All races were swum with Badhose course again. I felt these two events within 20 hours as a very good workout. Exactly what we need now . In addition, there were pending before the competition the last two major championships of the College League: the Pac10 and the NCAA.

Now it is getting serious, and I'm looking forward to participate in one of the best competitions in the world.

What I found even more super is that Ousama Mellouli, Olympic champion in 2008, traveled with a Kotrainer and has looked after us great. He cares as a former swimmer at USC and is concerned also about the current team, as well as other alumni, the alumni.

Until next time

Dima

PS I finally, these commercial discovered by the Klitschko brothers. I'm not sure how old is already, but I link it here a try.

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finally grown up!

As it seems many of you know I had my birthday on Saturday 29 January. congratulates I wanted to thank all those who love me that way. If I every individual would have written back, I would sit well next week, still working J . I was really pleased with the very many congratulations and I have read every single one.

I had a great evening at dinner with my friends. By the way I am now 21 years old. What is in Germany not so much, I opened all the doors in the U.S. and makes me an adult.

We also have two new roommates in our apartment. My roommates have bought two snakes that live now in a terrarium with us. There are small "Bloodred" but they are even larger with time. Fortunately, I'm not afraid of that or something.

In my theater class on Monday we had a cool Guestspeeker: Pauley Perrette, the star of the TV series NCIS. Maybe they know one or the other. I knew them by sight, but the show I've looked at before. I'm curious to see who my professor invites still do and then actually comes wrer: finally, the stars have already spend a lot of time without being paid for it.

Swimming is now getting serious. Next weekend we have two Duel Meets from Berkeley and Stanford. Both cities are in California, so we have to fly over an hour and then go from one to the other city by bus. Both colleges are very strong and it will be a great challenge for us. In Berkeley, for example, floats Nathan Adrian (gold medal winners in Beijing with the 4x100 freestyle relay). But it is not only good individuals that play a role in such Meets, but each and every swimmer can make the difference. It's the same with German Team Championships .

A month later we have the Pac10. The are all solids, which are grouped in the "District" Pac. The Pac10 has the best level, because the universities are best swimming on the west coast.

All the people who still have no standard time for the NCAA in late March, are preparing specifically for the Pac10. The plan is that even as many as possible qualify for the NCAA and thus can strengthen our team. For every man will bring more points.

According to the NCAA will be changed. The college season is over then, driving many home and train there. I will stay here and prepare myself with the pros at the German championships.

This was a small seasonal overview. It now everything will go very quickly, so you have to stay healthy and take every training session. Also, I now try to write good notes, so I when I travel a lot, have not too great a disadvantage.

Greetings from Los Angeles

Dima

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carrot and stick

Dear diary,

the last week has gone really great for me. UNITECHNIK it was almost like in the holidays. Because of the holiday on Monday is my day off even the most demanding disappeared (almost our entire Team has spent the day at the beach in Malibu). Since classes on Tuesday and Thursday for me, I was in terms of the study, not very busy.

this I had the feeling that everything comes back sooner or later - this time the training was very demanding. Now I train every morning and afternoon with Ous Mellouli, and you can imagine you sure that you always swim in sixth gear in order to keep up with an Olympic champion or not to drop too far. I had the feeling that my coach saw that he us almost the entire week rather shooed has, so there were two units in which trained only a few sprints off, a couple of season change and sometimes even water polo has been played. True to the principle of carrots and sticks.

was the last workout of the week then geballert course again, but I am very happy with the week. So this might work.

On Wednesday I received from one of my roommates my early birthday gift. He took me to my first NBA game to the Los Angeles Staples Center downtown. Los Angeles Clippers (which by the way the German Chris Kaman played) against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Clippers have won, and Blake Griffin has made the dunk of the evening. A really cool experience. My next game will be determined but the Lakers are J .

I have also learned that one the saying "a blessing in disguise" can also use the other way around. When I read the invitation of the German Sports Aid for the "Ball des Sports 2011 'this week in my mailbox, I thought first:" Oh how cool that I am invited to this event again. "One second later I realized that I have to this ball in February, unfortunately, can not walk and was forced to cancel.

By 2009 I was invited to the ball of the sport. This was truly a memorable evening and a great experience. It has something special when all German sports stars find themselves together and can be one of them.

I wish you a relaxing evening,

until next Monday

Dima

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C hase Bloch and I at the NBA game at Staples Center

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But still winter ...

with my weekend visit Dorte and Marius I was today at the conclusion still on the bow-Vision Trail near Alfeld.

Gosh, is there really still winter - however, see the last post from Collenberg from a week ago ...

were stretched all three of us, although I was once just after the opening of the new site, my two guests did not even know the new bow-Vision.


we were not disappointed, but there are a large number of beautiful shots, even a high level - in addition to the disk 1 - was installed on a movable sow.
varied and tricky Targets in a beautiful forest ...

Here are the best impressions of this Sunday morning ...







A great course to visit a nice, cozy, harmonious and rich wild weekend - with good friends and fine port wine.


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