An Update

Well, alot has happened since my last post. I kind of fell behind on keeping this blog up to date.
I was very happy to have a few days at home to recharge before attending Summer Nationals. I had some good quality time spent with family and friends that I will not see for the next while.
Summer nationals went fairly well. I didn't expect alot, especially coming off of Junior Worlds. With a 3d place finish in the 200 backstroke, I was pleased with the time of 2:13. I was not necessarily the place, but over my swimming career I've learned that you can't control how fast other competitors swim, only how fast you go. I placed 2nd in the 800 freestyle, where I was pleased with the placing, but not the time; the opposite of my backstroke. I finished 10 seconds over my personal best time. I was out slower than I had hoped with a 4:23, and came back only a second slower for a back 400 split of 4:24.
After summer nationals came to close, it was off to Singapore with the Canadian Team for staging. With a 2 and half hour flight to Vancouver, a few hours lay over, a 12 and half hour flight to Seoul, and a 6 and half hour flight to Singapore, we finally arrived. It was late at night in Singapore, or early in the morning as it was 1 am by the time we got to our rooms. With the time change being a 12 hour difference from home, and having quite a bit of sleep on the plane, I was fairly awake. I unpacked and then put my head to the pillow to try to get myself to sleep for a few hours before having to get up to be on deck for workout around 9 am.
The staging camp has been going very well. Everyone is training very well and the atmosphere has been really positive. The team is amazing. 15 days until swimming begins at the games, and we're ready.