This weekend was our Pacific Masters Championships. It was a close battle between WCM and USF and I don't know who won at this very moment. I don't care.
You see, I left right before the 1000 today (the last event) right after the last relays. I watched some great swims today. Amazing swims. My friend Brendon swam a 2:03 200 fly and really hit his taper (as he's not going to Nationals)- we were teasing about how he does really well the week after a tapered meet. He seemed to finally figure it out this time.
My friend Stephen called me tonight and told me that Brendon also had a great 1000, was warming down, had a heart attack and died. He was 35. I was stunned. I've been crying since then trying to make sense of it all. It doesn't make sense.
I called some other friends and no one else can believe it either. Suddenly, the meet doesn't matter, swimming doesn't matter, what matters is that we lost a really great guy today. He was always so happy, funny, and loved to tell jokes. He was really good natured and fun to be around. I will miss him terribly.
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I don't know, but I think Kari, Karen, Kyra, and I have started communicating on another level after our soap thread... since at least Kari, Karen and I are related and aliens!
Has anyone warned Stanford of the possible ramif-K-shuns when all you special-K's hit town for the slumber party of the new century (with a little swimming thrown in)? Of course, you also need to plan what goodies you'll consume (K-rations?)
Heather, you need to come west! You're missing out! I think we all need to move to California. I can't think of a better group of people that I would want to start a swim community with!! Can you imagine what our community pool would be like? Actual lane lines, 50 meters, now that's what I'm talking about!!
~Kyra
To join in the fray: Hi Kira!!
dear karen,
how awful, I am so sorry to read this
Celebrate his life and who he was
I wish you and his friends and family well as you work to accept and deal with his tragic passing.
ande
Sorry to hear this Karen but it makes me so grateful just to be able to get up each morning and go to practice. It definitely is easy to lose perspective...
Calling all K's! Great idea! We need to make a relay team for Worlds! Forget the age groups we should do it anyway, even if it wouldn't count for anything except to have a blast!!!
