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MVAC clinic features Olympic swimmers
Sep 2, 2004 8:00 AM
By Tannika King - Faculty
Darlington Swim Coach Rob Meaney and four swimmers attended Mountan View Aquatic Center's Olympic Swim clinic "Night With the Stars" Sunday, Sept. 5, in Marietta, Ga.
"The clinic featured three of the top swimmers in the world: Michael Phelps, World Record holder who won the most medals in one Olympics by an American; Lenny Krazelburg, captain of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Swim Team; and Ian Crocker, World Record Holder and Gold Medalist," said Meaney.
Meaney added that the swimmers, especially 19-year-old Phelps, have done a great deal for the sport of swimming and are great role models. "Michael said he's not doing this for himself. He wants this sport to be recognized more in the United States," said Meaney. "In Australia, swimmer Ian Thorpe is mobbed everywhere he walks. And to think, one third of all of the medals won by the United States (28) came from swimming.
"Michael is an average ordinary kid who likes to do other things with friends outside the pool," he continued. "His time-management skills allow him to hang out with his friends ... but all is business when he gets in the pool. He says he is living proof that anything is possible if you put your mind to it."
The clinic, which was made possible by Disney, Octagon Marketing and the staff at MVAC, included motivational speeches, demonstrations, relays with special guests and an autograph session.
"The clinic featured three of the top swimmers in the world: Michael Phelps, World Record holder who won the most medals in one Olympics by an American; Lenny Krazelburg, captain of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Swim Team; and Ian Crocker, World Record Holder and Gold Medalist," said Meaney.
Meaney added that the swimmers, especially 19-year-old Phelps, have done a great deal for the sport of swimming and are great role models. "Michael said he's not doing this for himself. He wants this sport to be recognized more in the United States," said Meaney. "In Australia, swimmer Ian Thorpe is mobbed everywhere he walks. And to think, one third of all of the medals won by the United States (28) came from swimming.
"Michael is an average ordinary kid who likes to do other things with friends outside the pool," he continued. "His time-management skills allow him to hang out with his friends ... but all is business when he gets in the pool. He says he is living proof that anything is possible if you put your mind to it."
The clinic, which was made possible by Disney, Octagon Marketing and the staff at MVAC, included motivational speeches, demonstrations, relays with special guests and an autograph session.
