Sunday was the inter-squad meet at the HYPR Center. It was originally supposed to be last Friday at 4:00, but the water heater broke and it was post-poned until a later date, and that being said: WOW! Were my expectations NOT met!

First, I had to get out of my warm dorm room and walk across campus in 20 degree weather! Yeah, I was cold. Maybe it is a good thing that there are only three home meets!

I think the whole pool area (which had 6 lanes, one high dive, one broken low dive [and only ONE diver on the team]; and the warm-up pool was connected to the main pool) is a fourth of what the Canham Natatorium is. And I’m not even joking. It took everything in me to stay for the whole meet, which is really sad to admit.

But never fear, the look-on-the-bright-side part of me was still there. The bleachers were on deck. It was really cool sitting that close to the pool, as all the Swim Aids know how sucky my camera is. I got some great shots and I felt all VIP!

I got to see of the popular swimmers there, Hadleigh Tyler, who is from England. He was pretty good; he won all of his races. Then I saw a friend from orientation who placed third in the 200 free. I didn’t get to see her backstroke, which she is apparently really good at. And I got to see “my man” swim, but I didn’t get to identify him. Sad day, I know.

It’s kind of sad that we’re the biggest school in the state, now NCAA Division 1 ranked, but we have like, twenty swimmers (men AND women) swimming. And I only saw the coach on deck once - and I didn’t even know he was the coach! I guess I’m used to them jumping around or waving their hands in the air like they’re on fire.

Anyways, I would like to give a shout out to the fans that were sitting behind me. My friend that and I walked in with a bunch of people and they asked why I was here and I told them that I love swimming, blah blah, and about this site! Well, as I sat watching the meet I heard voices behind me:

She’s a Swim Aid?

Talk to her!

I bet she knows Amanda Beard!

To answer your questions, if you’ve checked the site recently, yes, I am a Swim Aid. Feel free to talk to me - I don’t bite! And no, I personally do not know Amanda Beard. Sorry.

Here are some pictures. Click the thumbnails for a more inspired view:

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