Day 1

As many of you know, we have the luxury of working into the meet this year. Adam Petro's first two events come tomorrow (100 Fly and Back) and Tony Caldwell swims the 50 Free today (his 3rd event) and then gets ready for his bread and butter Friday and Saturday (100 and 200 Back). It's a great way to start off for two first-timers... and they both started out perfectly today!

Tony jumped in with a seed time of 22.18 and popped off a 21.85! His first time under 22, needless to say fists were pumping! (Meet Results here)

Also, in an attempt to get Adam going today and excited for tomorrow, we had him push off the wall in the warm down pool and swim a 150 for time. From a push he went out in 24.2, flipped at the 100 in 50.3, and touched the wall at 1:17.2. That is fast (it's about 1:43/1:44 pace for a 200 from a push)!

We watched what many are calling the best 1st day of the meet ever. No records broken, but from top to bottom it has never been faster (20.80 was 16th!). Leading the way is Kenyon - a team that has overcome adversity and naysayers all year long. Every single swim for them this morning was a lifetime best - and not just a small drop, but a huge breakthrough. They are simply on fire and amazing to watch. With the meet being so fast and fun to watch, I can't get the goofy smiles off Petro and Caldwell right now (which is a good thing). They are totally engaged and embracing the entire experience. They are learning from the best, and ready to compete with the best. I feel confident they will be turning heads tomorrow. Stay tuned for more updates! (Pictures below!)

Sanders, Zajac, Vest, Molby, Blaine, Towne, Wilson, Kasey and White showed up to send Petro and Caldwell off to Houston!