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...
I seem to remember hearing that she made finals in the 200 IM at Oly Trials!
Yeah, I think she swam something like a 2:13 for 7th place at Trials, but in early January this year she swam a 2:10 high at Junior Pan Pacs. That is a pretty good drop in 6 months and she had a similar time drop in her 200 Free. I can't imagine she was too disappointed with how she did at Trials given her age and prior experience.
Tim
I seem to remember hearing that she made finals in the 200 IM at Oly Trials!
Yeah, I think she swam something like a 2:13 for 7th place at Trials, but in early January this year she swam a 2:10 high at Junior Pan Pacs. That is a pretty good drop in 6 months and she had a similar time drop in her 200 Free. I can't imagine she was too disappointed with how she did at Trials given her age and prior experience.
Tim
