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by **Negrodamus** on Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:23 am

Not to start any Kenyon hating, but Jim Steen when asked, stated that his men's relays were, "not great, but good."

Ummm, 4 relay national records the year AFTER the suits plus winning the 8 FR by 6 seconds, not sure if it gets any better. What would "great" be?

by **Father** on Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:35 am

As you guys know, I have the inside on Kenyon stuff. I can say that Steen wasn't 100% happy with the overall performance of the relays. He was very happy with the 400 free, but not so happy with many of the others.

I find it very surprising too. In my mind, they were ridiculously fast WITHOUT the suits. I know him well, but I don't understand why he's not super thrilled by the performances...go figure.

by **NCACDork** on Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:08 am

Gotta give those first and second-year swimmers SOMETHING to shoot for next year... If it were a bunch of seniors I am sure he would've said he was happy with them.

by **swim5599** on Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:40 pm

I actually love this and this is exactly why he is the best

by **CollegeSwimming.com** on Tue Mar 23, 2010 3:46 pm

In defense of Jim - he did make that statement BEFORE their last relay. Frankly, I was just happy we could get him on camera because that's not something he does often. As Sean said though - that drive is one of the things that makes him the absolute best. Another one is his drive. Not long after this, he left to go meet with a recruit. Enough coaches are frazzled enough by the prospect of a National Championship meet, but to also keep your eyes on the big picture including recruiting and his work with alumni - that's a rare gift.

by **Chris Knight** on Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:47 pm

Bill Plaschke of the LA Times used his time on Around the Horn today to give the Lords a shout-out. Apparently his son goes to Kenyon.

by **swim5599** on Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:26 am

That is fantastic, and no I do not have the same experience with Jim Steen as most of the people on here, but my one meeting with him outside of the pool was a memorable one. I was really impressed with him as a person. I knew he could coach the crap out of this sport, but I did not know how decent of a guy he was until I met him.

by **Chapel Partner** on Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:51 pm

No guys, I love Jim Steen the most.

by **Father** on Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:06 pm

what? I can't hear you. I think Steen's X^&$%W is in your mouth.....

please, people. Even I think you guys need to not suck so much...

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