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The Magic of the IUPUI Natatorium. A poem.



☆1998☆

stepping into this pool for quads
utter wonder.
eyes sparkling.
the legacy of the Olympic greats
whose names were painted on the wall.
pressing my hand in their handprints
dreaming mine would be there too someday
☆1999☆
standing on a podium at zones
feet firmly planted where past Olympians had stood
complete wonderment that
this was the same tentative begining step
many legends who had come before
had quietly stepped
and more important the realization
I had earned the right to step on the same path
☆2016☆
standing on the deck as a coach for 10&u
realizing my moment of awe
the legacy
the wonderment
the path
was no longer mine but theirs
and was my job to pass that along




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