Last chance meet today. We're at Purdue and I've got a funny feeling, namely I feel good. We've got 16 swimmers. It's a team high and they've looked far better than ever going into a last chance meet. They've been loose and quick and most importantly...they know they can go faster.
Last night they got a chance to see some fast swimming when we we went and saw the last night of the Big 10 championships. There was some fast swimming though several guys would have been competitive in the bonus heats. After the 400 free relay they were ready to leave, but we stuck around a few minutes because I had another funny feeling. A couple minutes later and my suspicions were confirmed when it was announced that Dan Ross, Purdue head coach and Eric's dad, was named Big Ten coach-of-the-year for the third time. It was pretty cool that Eric could see that. Even better, his brother broke his HS record in the 100 fly earlier in the day at the Indiana State HS Meet.
We Stumbled on the Side of Three Misty MountainsMountain PhotosYeah, I'm back...get over it.First day of the New Year. The decade began for the Red Men with an 8:00 a.m. practice followed by a two hour drive North to Sedona, Arizona. Outside of Sedona we parked at the foot…Read More
Training Trip 09-10: By the Time I get to ArizonaQ: How do you want to be remembered?Greg has asked us that question more times than I can count. With conference around the corner this is the time of year that makes or breaks a season. Eight days in the Valley of the Sun, e…Read More
'I Have a Funny Feeling'Last chance meet today. We're at Purdue and I've got a funny feeling, namely I feel good. We've got 16 swimmers. It's a team high and they've looked far better than ever going into a last chance meet. They've been loose and…Read More
Carthage Edges Hope 133-129The cliche says, "It's not whether you win or lose, its how you play the game." We put that cliche to the test yesterday. It was a typical Hope-Carthage match-up with the lead going back and forth event, right up until the …Read More
Final Tune-Up: Wisconsin Private College MeetThe impressive-sounding, but not all that impressive Wisconsin Private College Championships are in the books, and with it, our final races prior to the CCIW and NCAA Championships. It's funny to think about it now, but nobod…Read More
