Michael had almost two months to prepare for the Augusta competition. He, Stephen, and Dennis Albert started going to the Columbus Aquatic Center on Saturdays, plus Tuesdays and Thursdays after school, Angie shuttling them there and back. Stephen looked like a swim coach himself; whistle around his neck, stopwatch in hand, and holding his tapper's stick. Michael was confident about fifty meters, so they focused on 100 meters. Dennis simply had a tapping stick. He was needed to give Michael the i