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By Caitlin Daday, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

One year ago at Bucknell University\u2019s Kinney Natatorium, I suffered the disappointment of coming within 1.4 seconds of the Olympic Trials cut in the 800 freestyle. That failure shut me down, and for the next year I made those 1.4 seconds my sole focus. When I arrived back at\u00a0Bucknell\u00a0last weekend, I knew that this race would be the one\u2014it was my last chance, and I was ready. I had worked on so many different aspects of my race both in and out of the pool, and I felt more prepared than ever. I went into the race with the confidence that nothing would prevent me from getting that cut.<\/p>\n

At the end of a race like that, I expected the place to be going wild. So it is never a good sign when I swim what feels like the race of my life but only hear a collective gasp followed by silence. Once I turned around I realized why everyone was so quiet. I missed the cut by the tiniest of margins. Now what?<\/p>\n

I have written before that failure seems as though your entire world has come crashing down. I can confirm from my experience last weekend that that feeling is real and it’s pretty awful. When I saw 8:50.34 on the board (the cut is 8:49.99), I did not even know how to react. I hung there on the wall, just staring. For probably the first time in my life I had no emotion.\u00a0\u00a0Everything I had worked so hard for fell apart in that .35 seconds that I did not have my hand on the wall. How am I supposed to react when my biggest dream had just been crushed? I do not think I will ever forget the feeling, if I even felt anything. I was pretty numb as I walked around taking in all the looks and \u2018great races\u2019 from every person on the pool deck.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Villanova Athletics Media Relations<\/p><\/div>\n

This failure was oddly different though. I was so crushed yet so ready to move on with my life. Obviously it sucked a lot. Instead of booking my ticket to Omaha, all that was left was to return home. At this point, though, there was nothing more I could do about it besides accept it and keep moving forward.<\/p>\n

The true test of the weekend then was not one of physical ability,\u00a0but one of mental strength. I admit, I have not always been someone who deals with disappointment well, especially when it comes to swimming. I tend to put everything into one race or one cut, and when it goes wrong, I have more often than not let it get the best of me.<\/p>\n

But I did not want to go down that path again.\u00a0I\u00a0finally realized it takes way too much energy to dwell. Frankly it\u2019s exhausting. Anyway, why throw away the rest of the weekend because of one race that was not actually bad?<\/p>\n

This past weekend I learned how much easier it is to just face the disappointment head on rather than let it tear me down. I do not mean to say I am not upset–I can assure you I am\u2014but at this point I will not change anything\u00a0by wondering what if. What if’s get you nowhere. All I can do is focus on what has happened and accept that it has. Acceptance is the only way to get past it, and to get past it is the only way to get better. \u00a0By moving on, I was able to finish the meet off strong. The best I could do was prove that I could keep going.<\/p>\n

The last weekend has also led me to question what really defines greatness. I have been told so many times since last weekend that I had a great race. It felt pretty great to me as well. But what actually makes that swim, or any other swim, great?<\/p>\n

In reality labels such as “Olympic Trials” mean nothing in regards to greatness. Yes, with that cut you do get to attend one of the fastest meets in the world and are among the top percentage of swimmers in the country. It is definitely something to strive for. But that does not make my 8:50.34 any less great than someone else’s 8:49.99. I set out to get what I wanted and raced faster than I ever had before. The same goes for the girl who just slid under the cut or any swimmer for that matter.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

That is what greatness is. A great swim isn’t great because it meets a cut or gets a certain place. It’s because you worked hard for something and gave everything to go after it. Sometimes you do not always get quite there, but a great race shows how much you want it.<\/p>\n

Katie Ledecky<\/strong>\u2019s world records are as great to her as swimming a whole lap without stopping is great to the 5-year-old just learning how to swim.\u00a0Everyone\u2019s goals are different, but when we each go after our own goal with all our heart we are going to do something great. Last weekend I got up and went fast. I was determined and I raced harder than ever before. That is why it was great.<\/p>\n

So when the 800 free comes around in two weeks, you will not find my name in the heat sheets. Though the reality of missing out is hard, I have learned it is not the end of the world. I am ready to set my mind on bigger and better things. It is time to move forward and continue to be great.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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