Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps: Beneath the Surface
Eight medals, including six gold and two bronze. Michael Phelps used the Olympic Games in Athens as his breakout event. Already known in the swimming world for the summer of 2003 when he set seven world records in 41 days, Michael’s record-tying medal haul made him a mainstream name. He’s well on his way to his ambitious goal of “changing the sport of swimming,” but despite Michael’s pre-eminence in the pool, his story is not a swimming diary but a tale of adversities overcome and redemption through persistence.
Michael Phelps: Beneath the Surface is a first-person account of Michael's journey to manhood and Olympic glory—from a toddler who was afraid to put his face in the water to a student overcoming an attention deficit disorder to a son dealing with his parents’ divorce to a brother who watched an older sister narrowly miss making the Olympic team to the athlete who carried his nation’s hopes on his shoulders in Athens, and delivered against such high expectations.
2004 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFYING TIMES [IN SECONDS]
Monadnock Regional High School Swimming: The Team
- Coach: Jeremy Robinson
- Assistant Coach: Kate Adams
- Boys Team: Ryan Firmin, Brian McDonald, David Patch, Chris Baumgartner, Elvis Dun, Mike Fratea, Brian Houle, Justin Ware, Chris Britt, and Nick Hall
- Girls Team: Jessica Bennett, Emily Hill, Leslie Marra, Sarah Elliott, Julia Preus, Stephanie Stone, Laura Winkler, Megan Young, Michelle Bisson, Chelsea Derosiers, Cassy Kimball, Paige Lucas, Amy McDonald, Stephanie Dill, Tabitha Ellis, and Gail Winsor
MRHS MEET 12/5/04 at Keene State College
- Team Results:
The Boys team placed 2nd beating Mascenic and Stevens but lost to Keene, while the Girls team placed third beating Mascenic. Several School records were broken. Freshman Nick Hall finished 1st in the 200 IM and 3rd in the 100 Butterfly with two new school records. The Boys 200 Medley Relay of Justin Ware, Mike Fratea, Nick Hall, and Ryan Firman placed third with a new school record. Sophomore Mike Fratea also qualified for the state tourney placing 4th in the 100 Freestyle. Freshman Stephanie Dill won the 100 Backstroke setting a new school record and finished 2nd in the 200 IM. The Medley Relay Team of Stephanie Dill, Gail Winsor, Chelsea Desrosiers and Sarah Elliott had a strong 4th place finish. Congratulations to all Swimmers!
- Personal Results:
[1] - Men's 200 Yard Medley Relay - 2:13.70 s [**MRHS Record**]
1] 50 yard Back - Ryan Firmin - 39.36 s
2] 50 yard Breast - Mike Fratea - 39.18 s
3] 50 yard Fly - Nick Hall - 27.17 s
4] 50 yard Free - Justin Ware - 27.99 s [0.7 s off of qualifying time and personal best]
[2] - Men's 200 Yard Free
Justin Ware - 2:35.77 s [Personal Best]
[3] - Men's 200 Yard Free Relay - 1:55.22 s
1] 50 yard Fee - Justin Ware - 30.18 s
2] 50 yard Fee - Mike Fratea - 27.32 s
1] 50 yard Fee - Ryan Firmin - 31.92 s
1] 50 yard Fee - Nick Hall - 25.80 s
[4] - Men's 100 Yard Breast
Justin Ware - 1:31.91 s [Personal Best]
MRHS MEET 12/18/04 at Salem
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MRHS MEET 12/21/04 at Keene State College
- Results to come
MRHS MEET 1/7/05 at Bow
- Results to come
MRHS MEET 1/14/05 at Keene State College
- Results to come
MRHS MEET 1/29/05 at Keene State College
- Results to come
MRHS MEET 2/2/05 at Conant
- Results to come
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2/12/05 at University of New Hampshire
- Results to come
The Plunge - Justin Ware
I jump up,
And position my bare feet on the rough plastic,
I bend forward and grab a hold of the platform,
My head is down, my muscles tense,
Time seems to stand still as I wait,
I don’t have long to wait, though,
Beep and I jump off,
For a few short seconds I am in the air,
Then my body slides into the water,
I stay under for a while beginning to kick,
As I break the surface, my arms come out too,
I begin to push the water by me,
It is warm against my bare skin,
But the temperature is far from my thoughts,
I am focused on one thing only,
And that is to push myself to the limit,
I continue on to the wall and again go under,
A few seconds later I’m back up going the way I had come,
Faster, faster, my arms and legs are pushing me,
The other wall is just within view,
One last surge of energy and my hands find it,
I stop with excitement looking around,
But two were already there waiting for me,
I look up and the others are excited, though,
So I turn towards the board,
My heart leaps as I realize why,
We did it, amazing, it had paid off,
I put up an arm and am pulled out,
As I walk away, I pull off my goggles and grab my towel,
Ian Crocker congratulates Michael Phelps after the 100m fly
- Michael Phelps:
Beneath the Surface
- 2004 State Qualifying Times
- Monadnock Swim Team
- MRHS Meet Results
- The Plunge
