Good article on Dagny in The Washington Post today:
MINOT, N.D. -- The fastest-rising, most jaw-dropping teenage swimmer in the United States trains virtually alone in this frigid, working-class city about 55 miles from the Canadian border, where snowbanks as tall as SUVs line neighborhood streets, rim parking lots and force residents to dig out their mailboxes...
She's making all these waves now, but what happened 8/9 months ago at Trials?
She swam pretty well at trials and I think she swam a bit faster later in the Summer. I think she made the finals in at least one event and did PBs. Maybe trials was a good learning experience for her and she realized there were some things she needed to improve and she then went home and made some adjustments. Anyway, I am sure she will adapt to international competition soon enough and she might have a rough meet or two before she figures it out. I seem to recall Katie Hoff had a tough time in some of her first international meets. Let's be patient and see what happens - it might take a little while for her to gain enough experience to do well at the international level and/or even to qualify for Worlds.
Tim
She's making all these waves now, but what happened 8/9 months ago at Trials?
She swam pretty well at trials and I think she swam a bit faster later in the Summer. I think she made the finals in at least one event and did PBs. Maybe trials was a good learning experience for her and she realized there were some things she needed to improve and she then went home and made some adjustments. Anyway, I am sure she will adapt to international competition soon enough and she might have a rough meet or two before she figures it out. I seem to recall Katie Hoff had a tough time in some of her first international meets. Let's be patient and see what happens - it might take a little while for her to gain enough experience to do well at the international level and/or even to qualify for Worlds.
Tim
