lets talk about what i think i know,and that is swimming

I know, go ahead and say it
Do you even know how to swim ?
Of course I do
But that really is not important to this blog or to my knowledge of the sport.
BECAUSE - this is a huge week to all fans of the sports because it is Olympic trial week.
That's where swimmers who have qualified go to one big swim meet and try to defy the odds and pull off a miracle swim to make the Olympic team.
It usually does not happen, but it always could happen.


My love for swimming happened about 16 years ago when my son started swimming for the Macon Waves. I wont bore you with all the details that most of you already know, but swimming was a path I had never envisioned for my kids. And when he started winning everything in sight, well I didn't handle it very well. I was the tyrant dad for many many many years and did not reform until Hayden turned 14. You think I didn't really change ? Go ahead ask either one of my kids ? They will tell you I did.
It is something that many parents, especially in the individual sports, need to do.
Why? well its simple, First of all, the child is not going to love it unless they are doing it because they want to, and secondly, almost always, your child is not going to be the best. There is always someone that is better. Even Ryan Lochte has his Micharel Phelps. It's a hard fact to accept, but its a true statement.
The Olympic Trials is going to be all over your TV this week and I urge you to watch it. In most races, only the top two finishers actually make the Olympic team. We have hundreds of great swimmers in the USA, but only a few make it to the Olympic team. I think like the top six will make it in the sprints, due to the relays, but many many great swimmers will get their hearts broken this weekend. For others, its just one last chance to swim on the national stage.
I am not going to sit here and tell you I know all the ins and outs of the Olympic trials and that I have studied and know exactly who will make the team. I have no clue. But I do have some favorites because Hayden has swam with them. I am a huge Lochte fan and this will probably be it for him. He is getting old. So is Phelps. It is almost time for the new breed of American swimmer to take over, with the Caleb Dressels and Ryan Murphy's playing big roles, along with the even younger Maxime Rooney and Townley Haas. And of course, my heart will be with the Queens swimmers at the Trials, with one of them, Matt Josa, having a shot to make the team in the 100 fly
I promise if you watch you will not be disappointed