Both Emory and Denison men looked good. The big difference is the Denison freshmen. Given the last couple of years for Denison, one class seems to have changed their fortunes. Emory had strong swims but there is a lot more there clearly. Some of their guys weren’t as sharp as I would have expected but they too had some big swims by freshmen. The problem with the Denison Invite is Indy makes some of the other swims look slow. When there is a 1:52 200 breast by an Indy freshman, the 1:57.0 for 2nd looks like a marginal swim in the water. Both Denison and Emory have a few holes in their lineups that need to be filled. And there are swimmers like Tobe Obochi and Brayden Morford who will figure in at the sharp end of whichever events they decide to swim in March. Training the next few months will be the focus and then conference meets will give us a better look at NESCAC and other later-starters.
Both Emory and Denison men looked good. The big difference is the Denison freshmen. Given the last couple of years for Denison, one class seems to have changed their fortunes. Emory had strong swims but there is a lot more there clearly. Some of their guys weren’t as sharp as I would have expected but they too had some big swims by freshmen. The problem with the Denison Invite is Indy makes some of the other swims look slow. When there is a 1:52 200 breast by an Indy freshman, the 1:57.0 for 2nd looks like a marginal swim in the water. Both Denison and Emory have a few holes in their lineups that need to be filled. And there are swimmers like Tobe Obochi and Brayden Morford who will figure in at the sharp end of whichever events they decide to swim in March. Training the next few months will be the focus and then conference meets will give us a better look at NESCAC and other later-starters.
Congratulations to Natalie Garre! Thanks to D3 Swimming Outsider for highlighting the speed in D3, and the fun competitive nature of it.