This past weekend, the Tankers were supposed to go head-to-head with Washington University (St. Louis) but Mother Nature had other plans. Unfortunately, there were snow storms in the St. Louis area resulting in the Washington University team not being able to leave the area to make it to Wabash. The Tankers, never taking a day off, decided to make the best of a bad situation and hold a Red vs. White meet.
Tony Caldwell ’07 was the captain for the White Team and Kyle Weaver ’07 was the captain of the Red Team. In the end, the Red Team was victorious with a final score of 132 to the White Team’s 85. The standout performers of the day were Elijah Sanders ’10 with the winning times in the 1000 yard freestyle (10:09.29) and in the 500 yard freestyle (4:53.60); Robert Dent ’10 with the winning times in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:00.87), the 200 yard breaststroke (2:21.39), and the 200 yard IM (2:04.31); and Pat Laughlin ’10 with the winning times in the 100 yard backstroke (56.80) and the 200 yard backstroke (2:06.00).
This was also the last home-meet of the season and seniors Kyle Weaver and Tony Caldwell needed to be recognized for their contributions to the team over their four years on the Wabash Swimming & Diving team.
“Saturday morning proved to be disappointing when the team found out that Washington University could not compete due to weather conditions.” Weaver said. “But before the Red and White meet, I looked up into the stands and realized that it did not matter if we were swimming against an opponent or not. The smiles I saw on my family members’ faces were truly the only thing that mattered at that point. I have enjoyed sixteen years of competitive swimming, but more importantly I have loved my family members who have supported me throughout those years.”
Tony Caldwell only had great things to say about being a part of the Wabash Swimming & Diving team.
“Being a member of the team has shaped my life tremendously in terms of the type of person that I am today and will be in the future, and I can't thank my coaches and teammates enough for all that they have given to me and the sport,” he said. “Looking back after all these years, my favorite memory is just knowing that I always gave 110% and will never have any regrets when it comes to what I was able to accomplish personally and as a member of the team. I look forward to the coming meets and qualifying for Nationals in Houston.”
The Tankers head to Indianapolis next weekend for their final dual meet of the season. They will go to head-to-head against University of Indianapolis. Wabash is still undefeated and plans to keep it that way.