Two Weeks 'til We Begin
The 2009-2010 season begins October 5...and I know that there are about 60 swimmers and divers who can't wait. The captains have already held some optional pre-season practices and the unofficial word is that attendance has been great.
The swimmers and divers have good reason to be optimistic. We have the strongest incoming class of swimmers and divers (especially divers) that we've had in 20 years, and this fine group of new men and women join a group of returning athletes that posted our best MIAC finish in 18 years. This all means more strength, more depth, and a situation where our swimmers and divers will be challenging each other, and lifting each other.
All this adds up to a ton of optimism. We're going to have a lot of men and women scoring at the MIAC Championships. Can we win a title? That will be answered as the season goes along...but if our swimmers and divers improve like they did last season, no one will question why we set that as one of our team's goals.