Thought I would share the lates message from Eric.   Everything seems to be good.

I am very excited for him !!!  I wrote and told him I was at the  Atlanta  Games Opening , and just to watch  was powerful.    When the Oylmpic Flame reached the top, and there was Mr Ali  himself  to light the torch, the crowd went CRAZY !   I imagine that the opening for these games will be something extra special,  and  just to walk into that stadium is going to be something.

so anyway, lets keep up the support for Eric, he sounds primed and ready.

 

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Robert,

Just wanted to drop you a line from across the world.  I have been in Singapore now for about a week.  We are staying at this five star resort/hotel and training at a very nice country club, so the accommodations have been great to say the least.  This is definitely a good place to get acclimated to the time change and rest up for the games.  Swimming is a unique sport in that a couple of weeks before our big competition we go through a taper phrase.  Basically you cut down on distance and intensity and get your body good and rested.  We spend most of the year beat up and broken down due to hard training.  Hard training is important but hitting your taper right can make all of the difference.  It is nice to be in a place with no distractions and that basically feels like we are on vacation.  Culture over here isn't too different from the US from what I can tell so that has made the transition pretty easy as well.  As for my swimming everything has been going great.  I was able to bounce back into training right after trials, so that has made my taper go very smoothly.  We did some fast swimming this morning and I am right where I need to be.  We leave on Monday for Beijing, so that will put me in China eight days before I start racing, plenty of time to get settled before I have to race.  Other than swimming there really isn't much going on.  As I said, the big part of taper is rest, so we don't do to much all day.

I really enjoy reading all of the support.  I am still getting the mail about the experiences the people have gone through.  One thing I have learned and this holds true with me, is everyone's story and situation is unique.  I just really enjoy reading all of the different ways people have attacked and overcome this disease.  It is very inspiring.  Hope all is going well with you.  Catch up with you later.

Eric