Colleen’s National Record Swim
Congratulations to Colleen Furgeson who set a personal best and Marshal Island National record last night in the 100 Free!
Aquatic Center Behind the Scenes
I’m sure by now everyone has watched the swimming events on tv and have saw the main Competition pool. We will now take you on a tour of the aquatic center complex and where the real magic happens. First stop is the mailbox and entry hall. Each coach has box where they put all of heat sheets, start lists, results, and any other information that we need to know. It’s important to keep on eye on the box to make sure your not missing something important. Next we have the training pool. This pool is a basic set up to be used by athletes not competing during the current meet session. A downside is that we have to walk outside to get there. The warm up pool is where the real magic happens. It’s in this pool that athletes get their last bit of coaching and warm up till there coaches walk them to the check in / ready room. There are cold tubs, athletic training beds and media cameras all over the deck. This is probably one of my favorite place to be. Also as coaches spend a majority...
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