I had just swam the 100 free at prelims, and I hadn't been having a good meet. Coach Dennis said that I had been burrying my head off my turns, and if I wouldn't have done that then I woulda dropped time. Coach Kris was there too while we were talkin, and was like "yeah, just keep your chin up Ky". He gave me a look which meant "keep your chin up while you're swimming, and in life in general" Coach Kris knew I had been having a rough week, and we both knew what he meant.
I went on to add 7 seconds in my 200 IM, it was not very pretty. I hadn't swam that slow in years, and considering the 200 IM is supposedly "my event" I was kinda upset about it. That's actually an understatement, I was pretty ticked. But I remembered what Coach Kris said, and shook it off.
Somehow enough people scratched to where I made finals in 200 IM. I decided I'd swim it again, knowing I would do better this time. I dropped 5 seconds in finals from my prelim time, and even though I was two seconds off my best, I considered it a succesful swim.
Sometimes coaches can give the best advice, "just keep your chin up"
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