How Does One Dress for a Swim Meet?
It is the time of year for the big end of swim season meets, where every swim team in the Mid-Atlantic states (or maybe it just seems that way) comes together for a giant swim team mash up. This meet began at 8 a.m. and is being held at George Mason University – which I call commuter hell. The entire campus is ringed by parking lots the size of Rhode Island. Because there are so many teams, the warm-ups began on Thursday afternoon…or at least it seemed that way. Claire’s team bus left school at 6 a.m.; Andrew had to be in the pool at 6:30 a.m. Lilly and I were up at 4:45 to take care of Lilly’s business and to get this show on the road. Well, it is cold at 4:45 in February so you have to bundle up and dress accordingly. But at 9:34 with a “Natatorium” full of enthused parents and high schoolers, the place is heating up. Now I wish I had my summer swim meet outfit of t-shirt, shorts, and …