Up and Down

Had a good day today. Took the morning off of practice to go meet my good friend Tony and his wife Jenny at Kings Cross station. I picked up some tickets they ordered and helped them out by delivering them to the station as they passed through on their way to Scotland. It was incredible to see them. I love the two of them and it's such a welcome sight to see old friends when I'm away from home.

Took the free time I had to catch some of the Australia v Italy men's polo game and Hungary v Serbia. The girls team met and after I went to watch the men's USA v Montenegro game. We won by one in a close game that we led most of the way. From there I went to the swim venue to watch some swimming. Caught Missy Franklin winning her semifinal heat of the 100 back. Then watched Nathan Adrian, Michael Phelps, Cullen Jones and Ryan Lochte swim the 4x100. In Beijing this was THE relay of the meet with Lezak swimming the fastest relay split in history to beat the French in a come from behind anchor leg showdown with one time world record holder Bernard. Epic. Well this time around we lost the lead in the last 50m to France and the rolls were reversed. Tough loss for the team. They'll bounce back. Lots more swimming to come.

Thumbs up for the best competition and what it brings out in all of us.

Photo 1: swim stadium from the athlete stands
Photo 2: meeting Tony and Jenny at Kings Cross
Photo 3: Kings Cross terminal
Photo 4: the men's team taking on Montenegro in their first game (and win) of the London games.