First time state experience

Keenan swam a 400 free relay and the 50 free.
This was an experience, we left home last night about 9pm,
to go to spend the night with Amy and the kids in Wanimingo.
We felt bad to arrive to Amy's house about 10:15pm. We got
settled in and went right to sleep, we slept soundly until about
5:15 AM. I was afraid that I would sleep in and miss the meet.
We got up and got going, Brandon was going to join us but he could
not get ready as quickly as we did so he passed.

We got a call from Keenan after dropping him off, he was swimming in a relay
and needed his suit ASAP. We got the suit and they swam their relay placing
5th! Now we would wait until he swam the 50. And we waited and waited,
the starting block on lane 4 broke interrupting the meet for a half hour. Once the
50's started they moved along quite quickly until heat 5, then the starting block on lane
3 broke!! What a disaster, fortunately we were able to be heading home Keenan swam heat 4! Keenan did not come in last in his heat 6th of 7! just touching out #7. Keenan's pace was slower than qualifying in the 50 however he had a personal best in the relay on his 100.

We are glad we went for the experience and next year we look forward to having this meet at the University of Minnesota.

Why were we in Rochester??? Minnesota has only 2 indoor 50 meter pools in the state, at the UofM and in Rochester, I was less than impressed by the Rochester pool.