Fun with W.O.W.!
11.21.09 Wilmington, NC
Another awesome clinic, but this one was extra special for a few reasons. First, the town of Wilmington is beautiful! Right on the intercoastal and the Atlantic Ocean it is a quaint paradise with good weather and a great place to raise a family! Second reason…Lacey Nymeyer was the Olympian joining me and she was recently voted to Female Collegiate Athlete of the year. Out of some 100,000 college athletes Lacy was picked as the All-Around Best. Her swimming accomplishments, academics and character and community service made her stand out from the rest. Very cool!! Also, Scott Hammun and his family who hosted us were amazing! Really enjoyed getting to know their kids, Zach, Meghan, Jake and Ellie and many of their friends on the team. Zach and his buddies and I enjoyed “cereal club” for a midnight snack the first night. And the next day after the clinic Zach and the dudes, and Meghan and her buddies, and I went to see ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’. We had a blast! Another thing that was special about this weekend is that Scott, who’s president of the board, and Head Coach Brian, put together a special banquet called A Night with Olympians, to raise awareness and support for a new 50-meter pool to be built in Wilmington. The dinner and and setting on the beach was wonderful as was the chance to get to know better the coaches, parents and swimmers of the great Waves of Wilmington! I have no doubt with the combination of their leadership, the town support, and the continued growth of the team that W.O.W. will get that pool!
Streamline award winners: Sean and Hannah (and Hannah and Hannah Elks). Christian and Cari were very awesome as well.
Spirit/Smile winners for a great attitude of gratitude: Cari, Kelsey, Zach, Ben(both of them), Meghan, Jake and Ellie.
My 100 “warm-up” time was a season best 48.0! Lacey beat me on the streamline glide contest and the distance per stroke golf challenge but then we tied in our 50 yd “duel in the pool” with a very respectable :23.6. Way to go Lacey!! Thanks again to coach Brian for practice that morning with the senior group and getting our splits and times! You guys have an awesome team!
