2 Days Until Girls' Prelims

More news today regarding the situation with Tanner. First, I heard that the officials had all been contacted and asked if an exception would be made, without naming any individual or event. They were all in agreement not to make an exception, end of story. But, the drama continued, and later I got word that DMA was able to provide documentation that in fact the error was on the DIAA, not on DMA, so supposedly he is swimming again now. Honestly, at this point, I don't know who or what to believe, I am sure more rumors will circulate over the next few days, but I think we will all just have to wait until Thursday to find out.
On a different note, Girls' Prelims are only two days away, and I thought I'd give a few notes about the facility. First of all, as I am sure most of you will know, parking will not be easy to find any of the days, and there are a few options: 1) Park in the Carpenter Sports Building Lot, however you do risk getting ticketed for being parked illegally, if you don't have a permit, by the University of Delaware. 2) Across North College Avenue, there is a parking lot at the Studio Arts Building, which the University doesn't typically ticket there, but I will not guarantee that they will not. 3) You can pay for parking across Main Street in the lot behind the Galleria, or other various lots along Main Street. Secondly, the pool has gone under some renovations since last year for anyone who hasn't been there. Mainly, it is brighter than it used to be, there is a new ventilation system, and a huge new scoreboard. I don't believe any lights were added, but the light bulbs at least were replaced, making it appear so much brighter. The scoreboard is maybe the most exciting part. This year, it is a large video-capable full color scoreboard. It will (hopefully) have the names of every swimmer in their heat and lane, with columns for total time and split times for each lane. I have worked with the new scoreboard earlier in the year, and assuming that it is working properly, the scoreboard is very helpful and useful during the meet.
Hopefully everyone is ready for their meets Wednesday and Thursday, and we'll see some fast times.