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Records Fall at IGLA
Meet By Chuck Martin For Outsports.com SAN FRANCISCO/PALO ALTO--When queers take over the airwaves, rating go up. When they jump in the water, records fall. It's pretty much a staple of the International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics Championship meet to see dozens of IGLA records fall by the wayside. But it's also not just about records. Swimmers of all levels and ages exceed expectations, being driven by the adrenaline of the situation and the support of hundreds of their fellow queer swimmers to better their previous bests. For example, not only did Seattle's Rick Peterson shave nearly a second off the IGLA age-group record in the 200 freestyle (in 2:17 and change), West Hollywood's Ryan Tu cut a whopping 39 seconds off his previous personal best of 4:50 in the same event. The grins and the cheers were the same for both accomplishments. Meanwhile, the West Hollywood A men's water polo team continued the dominance over the rest of the field it displayed in Sydney at Gay Games VI (where they won the gold). They won their two round-robin games by a combined score of 27-1. Even the West Hollywood B team was dominant, beating Toronto 21-1 and San Diego 10-3. West Hollywood's women's team is on the other end of the 4-team field, going 0-2 in a pool that saw Seattle take the top seed for the playoffs on Sunday. The event wraps up Sunday with more swimming events (which will determine the team competition scores), platform diving, water polo finals, and the ever-popular Pink Flamingo. Related: Day Two Report and Photos Photo Gallery:
Images of IGLA
Aug.24, 2003 |
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