FINA Meet, Day Two

Yesterday I swam the 50m BR. I finished 27th out of 31. Not great, but again, at least I am here at this elite athletic event!

My parents came down from Sonoma County to cheer me on. I was hoping to drop more time in this event. The first half of my 100m. BR was just as fast as my 50m. BR, so I was actually a little disappointed.

I was excited to meet Rowdy Gaines and Dara Torres. During the meet I also noticed Gary Hall Jr. waiting for his event. All of these people are former Olympians and still very, very quick, although they're "old"!

In April I took a 4,000 mile road trip through New Mexico and led the class in some practical road map skills. This trip to Stanford is an excellent classroom opportunity to learn about practical topics as:
+ city maps
+ freeway maps
+ history of the Olympics
+ North, South, East, West
+ yards to meters conversions
+ seconds to minutes conversions