Amy Williams

The Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST) was set to host the City of Charlottesville Swordfish, for the final meet of the regular summer swim season, on Wednesday, July 17, but a slow moving thunderstorm would send families home before the meet even began. On Thursday, July 18th, the teams reconvened at the Lake Monticello pool. This time, the meet was pushed back to a 7 p.m. start due to pool availability. In an effort to maximize the number of events that could be fit in before a firm 10pm end time, the teams scrambled to combine heats, reorganize events, and eliminate the swimming of the individual freestyle events.

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