Melissa Stockwell Blog - 5 weeks remain
Tue Jul 22 13:53:30 -0400 2008
5 weeks... that's it. 5 weeks from this past Sunday we leave to go to Okinawa, Japan for a week and a half and then on to Beijing. I like to say that it has come up fast, but in reality I've known it was coming all along. It just seems crazy that the event I have dreamed of for so long… Read More
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Melissa Stockwell Blog - Coming so f …
Thu Jul 10 13:26:45 -0400 2008
Last week's sprint eliminator swim meet went OK. It wasn't my best meet and I didn't even make it back to the second round in any event but any competition is good competition so I'm OK with it. The best part of the meet was meeting an eleven year old girl who was a bilateral below… Read More
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Melissa Stockwell Blog - Composed and Motivated
Tue Jul 01 14:04:18 -0400 2008
The rest of last week was pretty good. I had good, solid practices and was pretty happy about them. This was until Sat. We had an especially rough practice on Sat where we did eight 100 meter sprints as fast as we could. I was having an off day and was not happy with my times. I got a little… Read More
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Melissa Stockwell Blog - Training
Wed Jun 25 12:14:46 -0400 2008
As I mentioned in my 1st blog we had a team camp last week and all 38 of my teammates were here along with a number of the other staff. We had a great weekend with lots of meetings about Beijing, various team building tasks and lots of swimming. Team captains were chosen and I couldn't be… Read More
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Melissa Stockwell Blog - Paralympic …
Tue Jun 24 12:41:11 -0400 2008
The count down has officially begun, as it is less than 12 weeks until the Paralympic Games begin in Beijing. For those unfamiliar with the Paralympics let me explain... First, and foremost, the Paralympics are NOT the Special Olympics as the two are commonly regarded as the same event. The Special… Read More
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