1.   His poor showing in his first swim meet just emboldened him to train even harder.

2.   At issue is the toughest swim meet of their lives, the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, which begin today at the IU Natatorium.

3.   At the swim meet the first afternoon, the girls competed in who could cheer loudest and longest.

4.   After his first swim meet, when he practically drowned, he vowed he would beat the kid who had won by the next meet.

5.   During the three years of the bid campaign, GAAF co-hosted international swim meets, volleyball tournaments and road races.

6.   He attended her swim meets, tutored her in math and encouraged her to go to college.

7.   Having the Final Four in Texas this year is sort of like holding a championship swim meet in the Sahara Desert.

8.   He prefers swim meets, where he can prowl the sidelines with a cellphone.

9.   How could their love for the man who cheered at their swim meets not prevail over their fear of a phantom, dead to them until one week ago?

10.   If the pundits are correct, the thousands watching in person and the millions viewing around the world could be treated to the most compelling swim meet in memory.