Northwestern University Athletics
It's Just Great
8/13/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
July 23, 2004
BELMEKEN, Bulgaria - Everything is awesome. I can't even begin to explain what a great time I'm having here. The altitude hurts like nothing I've ever experienced, but I'm swimming really well. Today I went a 1:03 three times in a set of 3 x 100's breast lactate.
Um, the food is awesome. I'm staying at a fair 88 kilos and healthy as a pig getting ready for the slaughter.
We swim from 9 to 12 -- including dryland every day -- and 4 to 7. In between I get to meet people, athletes from all over the place, and enjoy the beauty of the mountainside. It really is amazing how beautiful the scenery is. I can't begin to explain how gorgeous it is here.
I want to recommend that we come here for a training trip. It's not expensive at all, and the food and training facilities are really nice.
Anyway, I'm heading down to Sofia on Monday to get aclimatized to the sea-level Athens zone altitude. We have what we need, and I'm feeling really fast.
Here are my goal times in order for me to be really happy: 1:49, 2:13, and 2:00. We'll see what I can squeeze out.
Alright coach, hope the team is doing well, and make sure to tell them I say HI.
