Day 3

Saturday Prelim - The Perfect Session

    • 2 Swims

    • 2 Lifetime Bests

    • 1 All American

Tony started the day off in the first heat of the first event - as the last seed in the 200 backstroke... yes, he was seeded dead last. Well, he jumped in and went a lifetime best - and ended passing a few swimmers to move up in place. Would you expect anything less?

Next, Adam finally had a chance to swim his best event - the event that got him invited to the meet. That was the good news. The bad news was it took place on the last day of the meet... and it was the last event of the day... and he was in the last heat of the event. Talk about a lot of "lasts". Most would find this situation less than ideal, and some may have let it get to them. Adam had other plans. He jumped in lane 7 and swam his first 100 yards smooth watching the whole field go out faster than him. Then he made his move and started to gain on people - swimming the event like an expert. When all was said and done, he moved up from the 17th seed to 13th place. He dropped 9 tenths of second, and went 1:52.78 (just .02 off the school record!).

It was a phenomenal morning. We are looking forward to putting some more points on the board tonight!