A 5:30 a.m. practice, classes, then a 5 p.m. swim and dive meet an hour and a half away in Greenville.
That was the life of a swimmer on Wednesday as they competed against East Carolina University and topped off both the men and women’s team by scores of 132-104 for the men and 137-106 for the women.
Senior Conor Brennan who finished second on Wednesday night in the 100-yard freestyle race with a time of 46.82 believes that although it is mentally tough, the team overcame it and swam well.
“When we have meets, especially on the road, and with practice, then we had to go to school, and then to go to the meet, that’s asking a lot for any team,” Brennan said. “It’s not uncommon for teams to swim down to the level of the other team, but tonight we swam at the level that we have been all year, even though things like tests and papers are around this time of