That's the one thing I wanted that I left out of my coaching career. I never won a state title. I was fortunate to be down there several times, but we never won it. We probably should have a couple times, but we missed out. |
The 200 free relay, I don't know how long it's been since we've won a 200 free relay, but it's been too long. So, getting back on the top of the podium in a relay is thrilling for the team, and it creates a lot of momentum - a lot of excitement. |
They wanted to represent Auburn in a first-class manner. They all have reverence for the White House. |
They've definitely lived up to the expectations we had for them. The (seniors) have all played a major role in our success over the past three years. |
This senior class is interesting in that they are from all over the world and their personalities are so different from each other. All eight are fantastic human beings and I couldn't be more pleased with them finishing their dual meet season undefeated. I think we look good going into the championship portion of the season and are fit and prepared. |
This was a strong day for us, so we should have scored a lot of points. We did, and I am very pleased with that. We will have to keep improving from here. |
Today it feels really good, like a relief. It is such an intense meet from top to bottom coming off last week and jumping into the fire this week. |
We didn't have that great a morning, but we just came alive. Our passion paid off. One after another, we performed. |
We have the (swimmers) and the ability. If we have a terrific meet, we should be hard to beat. |
We only had one champion in 2002. And we won the meet very handily. So, you don't always have to have the best individuals. You have to have the best team. |
When half our team wasn't here last year, it didn't feel as special as this year does. We didn't feel right without everybody. We're a connected team. We're Auburn people. |