The meet is over, and it exceeded our wildest expectations. Not only was Megan able to beat those times on the psych sheets, she was able to beat the favorites in both events, including the senior who has been called one of the best swimmers in the conference. She swam her usual hang-back-at-first race, so the picture of her in the local paper actually shows her in second place.
After winning the 200 free and being interviewed by the paper, she was charged up to be competitive in the 500. She hung so far back that I just didn't think she'd be able to pull off even close to a win, for a while it looked like a race for second place. Then she turned it on, and by the time she caught up, the senior didn't know what to make of it.
No Nationals times, but the 500 time put her within two seconds, a good place to be for States in March. After so many years of swimming in the middle of the pack, it's so nice to see all the dedication and sacrifice paying off. It makes it all worthwhile for those 24 hours of fame. And a big name to live up to at the upcoming meets! (no pressure.) They named her swimmer of the meet!
And, as per the title of my blog: life goes on. She's back at the pool, as of 6:30 this morning.
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