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By Christian Hanselmann, Swimming World contributor<\/em><\/p>\n

I won’t disagree with someone who says that swimming is an individual sport. But, at the Georgia Bulldog Invitational this weekend, the last-chance meet hosted by Georgia, I saw the power of Team. I saw the reason we swim.<\/p>\n

Heather Kiger<\/strong> is a senior at the University of Tennessee. Her best 100 fly time in high school was a 56. After going a 54 her sophomore year, she had her sights set on breaking 54. Last year, she went a 54.12. Last week at SECs, she went a 54.35. She came to the Bulldog Invitational with one last chance (pun fully intended) to achieve her goal.<\/p>\n

In the morning, she went a 54.68. At night, she went a 54.08. .08 is a nearly indiscernible difference, but it’s a difference. It’s still a 54, not a 53. Naturally, she decided to do a time trial.<\/p>\n

Enter the Team. Unbeknownst to the Tennessee swimmers at the meet, 8 of their teammates were making the drive down from Knoxville to Athens to watch them swim in finals. Kira Toussaint, Maddy Banic, Faith Johnson, Bri Leverenz, Harper Bruens, Amanda Carner, Colleen Callahan, and Lauren Driscoll<\/strong> made what usually is a\u00a05-hour drive in 6.5 hours due to traffic, and arrived just in time to catch the last few races before time trials started.<\/p>\n

As she waited for the starter to start her race, it was just Kiger\u00a0on the block. But, quite literally, her whole team was behind her. As she dove in, nearly 20 Volunteers swarmed the block to vocalize their support. When she touched the wall 53.16 seconds later, they erupted. Would she have met her goals without her team cheering her on? You can come to your conclusion, but I have come to mine.<\/p>\n

Now, we often think of last-chance meets as the last chance to qualify for NCAAs. That’s not wrong, but it’s not the whole picture. I would venture to say that the vast majority of the people who swim at last-chance meets don’t qualify for NCAAs. But that’s not what it’s about. They swim because of a drive to meet their goals and their dreams. You don’t have to qualify for the highest meet to achieve success.<\/p>\n

Kiger\u00a0scratched the rest of the meet. She’s done swimming. It’s rare that someone gets to choose to go out on their terms. It’s rare that someone gets to go out without that nagging feeling of \u201cI could have,\u201d or \u201cI wonder if.\u201d<\/p>\n

So good job, Heather. And good job to all those who strive for greatness. Greatness is within reach, so keep striving.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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