***RELAY CARNIVAL WARMUPS START AT 8:30 at GEORGETOWN PREP***THERE IS NO BUS FROM GONZAGA; IT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST***CICI’s PIZZA LUNCH AFTER THE MEET
Relay Carnival and Christmas Break mark midseason. Hard to believe we are already here. I’ve been incredibly pleased with the progress of the team and am expecting great things as we head into the main part of our season in January.
First, I want to extend a huge thank you to all the parents who scurried and scrambled during the St. Alban’s meet time situation. The Visitation coach and I were both a little irked not to have been directly informed about sudden time change, but Gonzaga’s parents and swimmers didn’t ask a single question (though I’m sure you had plenty at 6:45 a.m when the phone rang) and just stepped up to the plate. That kind of dedication on the part of the swimmers and support on the part of the parents is really what makes this the best team in the area. Needless to say, I’ll be checking in quite frequently with the host facilities to make double sure we don’t have to scramble again. Again, a thousand thanks.
Also, I need to mention the guys on our team during St. Alban’s who offered up their spots in events to let other swimmers swim when we had pulled ahead. Again, the team aspect of this team is unparalleled and our swimmers are as generous as our parents.
Landon and Mount St. Joe’s earlier in the week were also successful; we beat Landon with some great times, and while Varsity lost a close one to MSJ, our JV won convincingly and a lot of our non varsity swimmers stepped up to the plate while many of our Varsity squad was away for Tom Dolan.
