We arrived back in Crawfordsville early Saturday morning the 7th of January - after nine days of great training and weather in Florida. Fortunately for the guys a cold front was hitting as we got on the bus... the last 8:00 AM practice was done in 50∫ weather with a wind chill in the upper 30's! All in all, we had nothing to complain about seeing that we experienced 78∫ and sunny every other day we were down there. It was fantastic.

This was by far one of the most productive training trips since I have been here. The amount of work the team did, the attitude of the team, and the performances that we saw were tremendous. The team has†set itself up well for a great second half.

Classes start today and we are back to our normal routine. Now we settle in for a fun four weeks of tapering and swimming fast. The rebuilding process is about to begin! Enjoy the pics below and remember...

More Better,

- PHC

Best two Assistant Coaches in the country, Ben Hewitt '05 and Fernando Rodriguez.

The Coaching Staff hard at work (Hewitt, Casares, Rodriguez).

Freshman having fun at the beach! (Molby, Blackwell, Deal, BCS).

Blackwell and his "now famous" bubble ring (at least in his mind).

Scary Rutz in his scary hole (nice chops).

Team Photo the last morning!