Long Beach Grand Prix, Behind the Scenes w/ Reezy

Heading to Long Beach for Swimnetwork's coverage of the Grand Prix, I did not expect to see such great swims, especially in a post Olympic year! And training-wise it's only mid-season! 

Mary DeScenza's American Record in the 200 Fly was impressive--really got the crowd going. The Long Beach Plaza, the venue, is old-school, but one of the best for watching swimming. 

I was there with a friend, a masters swimmer, Brandon Franklin (a fellow flyer as well). He helped me out a lot, shooting several interviews, catching up on stats, etc. (I would've been a one-man crew if it wasn't for him.) I grabbed a vlog with him along the way, but youtube's still "processing it" after 3 hours. Go to my goldmedalmel channel and it might be up by now.

I ran into Lisa Yee of the Daily Reezy. She's already posted out pics to Facebook. Here's some behind the scenes footage we got along the way and while we all interview the man, Lochte, aka Reezy:

For the interview with the Lisa Yee and Ryan "Reezy" Lochte, go to swimnetwork Monday. 

I also saw Lauren Nave of DeckChange.com. It's always great to see her.

The next episode of GOLD MEDAL MINUTE will post early next week with BJ Bedford (Miller), Olympic Gold Medalist in the backstroke.

Comments

[Candace]

Thank you! I think the ladies of the Daily Reezy are having a bit of a "Lochte Love-In" at the moment in honor of this video.

[goldmedalmel]

Becky, Lisa was a pro....

Candace, "Lesko" posted the interview already....

[Becky]

Mel--great stuff, can't wait to see more! All of us at the Daily Reezy are living vicariously through Lisa this weekend! You are a saint to hook a girl up like that!

[Candace]

Mel. Monroe. Stewart. Spreading the Reezy love and making the dreams come true! Can't wait to see their interview tomorrow.

I have to say, I think the greatness of meeting GMM might slightly outweigh the greatness of meeting Lochte... but that's just me.