Brian Seymour

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November 10, 2003

Okay, so here’s the rundown of the past weekend.

Friday: We leave for the airport after classes on our way to the great and wonderful city of Pittsburgh, PA. We got into Pittsburgh around 7:30 pm and headed for the William Penn Hotel where we would spend the night both Friday and Saturday.

It turned out that we had the luxury of staying in the same hotel as Emmitt Smith because the Arizona Cardinals were in town gearing up to play the Steelers on Sunday. So that was pretty cool.

In addition to the excitement of staying in the same hotel as a future Hall of Fame football player, I got to drive around the city in my very own Rent-A-Van, taking people to and from the meet. Speaking of the meet, you’re probably wondering what the Emory swim team was doing in the City of Bridges over the weekend, so here goes.

Saturday and Sunday: We took part in the annual Emory/Hopkins/Case/Carnegie Mellon quad meet hosted by Carnegie Mellon, which happens to lie within the city limits of Pittsburgh, my hometown. We ended up getting second to Hopkins, and nudging out Carnegie Mellon in the end.

This was the closest the meet has been for as long as I’ve been on the team, so that made it all the more exciting. We had some great swims, some people made NCAA B cuts, which is always a good thing, while others had season best or lifetime best in-season times.

Unfortunately, we were unable to check out the ESPN College Game Day coverage of the Pittsburgh-Virginia Tech football game on Saturday night, but I’m pleased to say that Pitt came out on top. So, aside from a few encounters with angry drivers and pillars in the parking decks, the weekend was wonderful.

I certainly enjoyed being home and swimming fast and look forward to going home again in two weeks to eat lots of turkey. Until then, we’ve got UGA to think about, and I’ve got some work to do.

Brian Seymour is a senior from Pittsburgh. He would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.