It has been way too long since I first wrote on here, and trust me, that is the last thing I wanted to happen. I didn't want to be one of those people that have trouble keeping up their blog, but it happened anyway, I guess that goes to show how busy a collegiate swimmer can be!

Speaking of being busy, that last couple of weeks (month!?!) since I wrote on here a lot has gone on with myself and my team. As I mentioned before, we were preparing for SEC's during most of February. Depending on what meet a swimmer was fully resting for (SEC's, Georgia Last Chance Meet, or NCAA's), "preparing" could mean many different things. Those of us, including myself, who were fully resting for SEC's had a relatively easy time throughout the month, with most days consisting of only swimming once with a light weights session three times a week. For my teammates who were able to have qualified for the NCAA Championships earlier in the season, February meant less resting and more training. The reason for their harder workouts is because in general, a swimmer competes at his/her best after only one full taper.

Moving on to SEC's...On both a personal level and a team level, I am pleased with what we accomplished over in Auburn. I clocked best times in all three of my events, the 100 and 200 back and 400 IM, which is something I definitely can't be disappointed with. Our team placed fourth out of eight teams competing, and Georgia swimmers won five out of the 11 individual events.

This past weekend we hosted the Georgia Last Chance Meet as a way to give my teammates who were not able to travel to SEC's an opportunity to swim a meet fully rested while also giving those of us who had not yet qualified for NCAA's one "last chance" to make the meet. Although I didn't make the meet with any of my times at SEC's I'm a lot more hopeful that the time I went at our last chance meet will qualify me for the NCAA Championships, which take place at the end of the month at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

As far as school goes, I have quite a hectic upcoming week...I have one test and one midterm each on Wednesday and Thursday. It doesn't help that we got the most snow Athens has seen in 14 years yesterday, forcing classes to be cancelled today and possibly tomorrow. So much for an in-class review session before the big tests! So besides studying with my new found free time, I'll be spending this week back in training with the hopes that I make it into NCAA's. I should know by next Tuesday for sure if I am going to the meet or not, so I'll try and keep this blog updated on my status.

GO DAWGS!