Feb. 18, 2008
As Meghan Thiel climbed out of the pool at the Navy Invitational Feb. 2, one of her younger teammates made a seemingly innocent comment in passing.
"He said, `So Meghan, this is your last duel (meet),'" Thiel, a senior, recalls. "It's been very, very emotional. Every meet I've been to I basically start crying, because I'm not going to do it again."
Thiel, 23, wears her passion for her sport on her bathing suit strap. It is that passion, and her dedication to feeding it, that has made Thiel one of the fastest Eagle women ever to take to the water. She owns school records in the 200, 500, 1,000 and 1,650 meter freestyle, and has represented AU at the NCAA Championships. And all that just may be the tip of the iceberg.
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