I think the fact that we have all three (score) is a real testament to the hard work and the dedication those three have put in. When you get one in the top 16, that's something .... when you get three in, it's really quite a treat.
Our athletics department has been real good in terms of being able to get us into or to hold events in which we can compete against some of the better teams. It gives the kids a chance to get a real good look at what's out there, the kind of times and the kind of dives other people are doing.
In terms of how everybody did, it was really just fantastic. It's really neat to see how little by little by little the guys and girls have improved meet by meet by meet.
It's one of those things where, yeah, they didn't win, but if you look at their individual times that's fantastic for them ... and they deserve more than all the credit, if that's possible.
The boys just swam out of their minds the last two days. They sort of feed off each other.
This year has been extraordinary in terms of the kind of performances we're seeing. We knew that this was going to be a real good group, but we really weren't aware how far they had come.
This has been a pretty special group. I think that what they were able to accomplish in terms of their leadership and their enthusiasm, that this was a very easy and exciting team to try to coach.
We knew if Ben got out real well, that Dan and Dominick would carry the load at that point, and we'd just turn it over to Jon there at the end. He had a lead and there's no way he was going to give it up.
We changed a little bit in terms of what we thought our expectations were, but in the long run I think it was worth it for her. There's no one that works any harder than what she does. She's just so passionate about her swimming that it's kind of nice as a reward to have this happen to her in her senior year.
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