Jennifer Kanetsky

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November 10, 2003

We've returned from a fun weekend up north in Pittsburgh where we swam Carnegie Mellon, Case Western Reserve, and Johns Hopkins in the annual Quad Meet. We all swam very well and had some interesting times in the process.

First of all, we stayed in the luxurious Omni William Penn Hotel, which is the nicest hotel in Pittsburgh. Thanks to Coach Jon Howell's tremendous bargaining skills, we were apparently able to get rooms there for even less than motel rates! In my four years swimming for Emory, this was by far the nicest place we've ever stayed.

The Arizona Cardinals happened to be staying there, too, getting ready for their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers! Some of us were even privileged enough to ride elevators (dressed in big, white hotel bathrobes) with linebackers who were, oh, about five times our size.

Traveling to and from the pool in team vans was also an entertaining experience. If you were lucky enough to be in Brian Seymour's van, you got the lowdown on everything you ever wanted to know about the fine city of Pittsburgh or Brian's life. Ask him what "special thing" happened to him on Route 60…it's a good story.

On the other hand, if you were unlucky enough to be in the van in which Tracy Shessler was sitting shotgun and supposedly "navigating," you ended up going around the block a couple of times because she told Jon to turn the wrong way.

On a different note, lots of parents were able to come to the meet and cheer for us, and we always love that! Thanks to them (especially Mrs. Seymour), we all enjoyed a delicious team dinner Saturday night after the evening session at CMU. In addition to the salad and lasagna, the brownies, cookies and pumpkin pie were a big hit!

After winning the quad meet, our women's team is still undefeated! With that in mind, we travel to Athens, Ga., this weekend to face the University of Georgia Bulldogs, who were NCAA Division I national runners up last season. Stay tuned!

Jennifer Kanetsky is a senior from Willoughby, Ohio. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.