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      Matt and Nick having a great time at the meet this morning...great swims make very happy swimmers and coaches!

      This has to be among the top best swim meets Matt has ever had to date.  Another new best time, this time in the 100 Freestyle. 

      He went in at 55.22 and clocked a 53.87 this morning, which earned him the fastest time of the CSC boys, something he has never done in the 100 Freestyle before. 

      It also earned him his second Olympic Trial Camp time, so he is keeping his fingers crossed between now and the time the letters come out that he will get an invitation to the Olympic Trial Camp this summer. 

      He finished 14th, so that means he is among those in the consolation final this evening.  Between now and then he has IYC choir rehearsal...they are getting ready for their New York City tour in June.   

      He also swam the 400 Freestyle Relay this morning...shown suiting up and lining up are Nick (in front), JJ, Harrison, and Matt behind.  They finished fourth.

      We are almost finished with the swimming for the short course season.  In two weeks we start practices back up for the long course season, which will carry us through August.

      It's cold and rainy here today...with some talk of maybe a few snowy bits flying around later.  Good day for the LAST fire of the season in the fireplace (she says hopefully) while I watch the MSU game this afternoon. I need Oklahoma to win tonight for any hope of staying alive in the NCAA pool at Mark's office, as I had rather a little more faith in Jim B. and the boys of Orange than perhaps I should have entertained this year, but sometimes you just vote with your heart! 

      The swimming can only get better if somehow this evening he manages to take another eight tenths of a second off that time and get a Junior National cut.  We are definitely not pinning any hopes on this tonight, but if it happens, that would take this meet from "among" the best to "over the top!"

      Hope you are having an enjoyable Sunday!