Aug 15 2008
I saw this pic on the USA Swimming website and definitely let out a hearty laugh. Not just because Ricky dwarfs the US gymnasts, but also because of how hard he is cheesin’. Nice look, “Tricky Ricky”.
ETA: The video from the Today Show
Jul 19 2007
Feb 24 2007
This may or may not be our favorite picture of the meet.
P.S. If you ever see any of us type out *aaron face*, this picture and Aaron’s expression is the emotion we are trying to get across.
Dec 07 2006
Now we all know how crazy long Mike’s arms are, correct? And we have all seen him get riled up when participating in a relay, right? Well, put those 2 scenarios together and you have a recipe for disaster, as one meet official discovered at the US Open last weekend!
Club Wolverine’s 400 Medley Relay was neck-and-neck with Michigan’s ‘A’ squad as you read in the previous post. What you don’t see in our video is Mike’s dangerously flamboyant arm gesture which struck a meet official in the chest and nearly knocked her over! The picture (above) was taken a split second before she was hit. Someone should stick a “Caution” sign somewhere on his 6′ long back, because it is just not safe to be near him on the pool deck. I thank god that I did not go down to the deck to shoot this race. I might have been hit myself!
Mike was extremely apologetic after the fact. See, he is a good kid after all! The next night, after the awards ceremony, he gave his flower to the wounded official and posed for pictures with her. You could hear a wave of awww’s all throughout the Boilermaker Aquatic Center. They just thought Mike was being nice to a meet official. Most of the spectators had no idea that he tried to decapitate her the night before.
Good times, good times. This is why more of you need to attend swim meets. You never know what you’re going to witness!
Nov 25 2006
Does The Fonz pop into anyone’s mind besides mine?!Â
But, Klete is just as excited about the Open as we are! Five more days!
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