New Marks

New Marks

By Jay Unver

(Lehrton, MS) I met Zane Hodge and a couple of Big ASS officials at Twin Rivers Recreational Facility in Greenwood, Mississippi, Tuesday, August 6, 2019. My job was to witness and document some record swims done by Hodge, "Beetsdown swims," as he called them. Dr. Nomann has been promoting more virtual meets, time trials, and in abstentia battles between Hodge and his rival Randy Beets. Tuesday's goal was to set some initial time trial pool records.

The time trial records will be stand alone marks because a solo swim is always slower than a race with another competitor in the pool. Nomann's hope is to fish Beets out of his obscure inactivity and get the two enemies to have ongoing duels in the pool even though they live hundreds of miles apart. Hodge set three marks Tuesday as he raced only the clock on hand but Beets in mind in a long course pool with no lane lines on the bottom and no lane ropes on top. He swam

200 3:34.28

150 2:38.69

100 1:41.61

These are now Big ASS world records which Hodge challenges Beets to best.

"Go for it, tall guy. But do it quickly because they won't stand long. I'll break them all soon."

Hodge hopes to set more marks later this week or early next week.