Tonight, had a moment I will never forget. A young girl, 4 short years ago, devastated
by defeat, rose out of the ashes of that period of her life and made a
significant difference in the history of the sport of swimming in Minnesota
As her feet left the blocks as the horn sounded beginning her race, a thought came to me
about what her race would look like. In
the beginning, she'd do this and that, splits would unfold and she was on
her way. Her competitor would be fiercer than
any she’d had before, the clock. Flurries
of blinks, on the large electronic board, showed the ever constant image of the
quickness of each moment flying by. The physical,
the technique, the reaction, the definite finality and finite perimeters of
time and distance, all hard to fathom.
There are so many complexities handled during a phenomenal race like this.
The opportunity to be a part of it all was memorable. If I have another, which I hope I will, this
will stand vivid and clear in my mind.
All that was put into it, how it turned out, can't be taken away. We made a difference, we all had
a part. This moment was handed over and
we all helped keep it going through training and mental preparation. The team played a significant part in setting
the whole scenario, the familiar routine, the camaraderie, all made a
difference. The example has been
set. Now the challenge, if we wish to
take it, is to keep it going. We’ve got
the power, it can be done. There has to
be no turning back. A commitment to it
is all it takes.
February 2013
I returned to Edina to see a meet at the new pool. On the wall sat the current record board, with all the team, pool, state and national records. One of the oldest was the team record for the 100 Breast dating back to 1988. Lori put her record on the board back then and it still stands today.
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