Christian Groth

October 20, 2003

So the semester is already half over! Talk about time flying; I remember my freshman year when the first half of the semester took forever to pass, it seemed like light years from the time that we moved in to the time that I took my first midterm. Now time seems to go by faster than I ever could have imagined.

Last weekend was the annual Emory swimming and diving parents weekend. It was a great chance for all of us to see our family members whom most of us have not seen since we left home. This year the weekend fell during our Davidson College (NC) dual meet. It is always great to have the stands full with people sporting the blue and yellow of Emory.

Swimming, as most of you know, is so much better when there are a couple hundred people cheering you on. The other perks of having parents in town, besides having great fans, is you get good meals, and maybe they will even clean your dishes (thanks Mrs. Sutter!)

At the halfway point of our season, the team is starting to come together and really pull through as a complete unit. It is great when all of our hard work from practice pays off in the meets when it really counts. Our next meet at UNC-Wilmington will prove to be a huge test for us as a team.

Christian Groth is a junior from Bloomfield Hills, Mich. He would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.