10 Quotes by Neil Harper

Ian Powell almost won the consolation final of the 200 back. It was a very positive race for us to watch. He finished very hard and it was a great race for him. He also had a pretty strong 200 fly.

I feel for the team. This time last year we were 140 points off and we have cut that by almost 135. We certainly sent the message to Virginia. It really brought out the best of both teams.

I thought we competed well. I was proud of our efforts and I think we are right where we need to be in preparation for the conference meet. It is really good experience for us to go up against defending national champions in the Auburn men and their number two women's squad. For us to get some wins and some close decisions is a credit to our team.

The 1000 free is really an event that we can be proud of. It is nine and a half minutes of enjoyment for our team to watch. Steve (Roof) and Kyle (Young) are two of the best distance swimmers in the country.

We had some good results today. I was very proud of the team. It has been a tough three days but it has been a good experience. Every race was very competitive and we gave it our all. To be able to come here and swim against top ten caliber teams and perform well I think puts us in good standing and helped prepare us for the ACC championships. Once we get some rest and are in a better environment with the whole team there then I think it will come a lot easier.

When you look at the results of the relays it is a key indication of how good this team is because you have to have four deep in certain areas.

We had the luxury of having six of our guy divers here along with our 25 girls. We got really loud and we had a lot to cheer about. We kept cheering about anything and everything, and before long we just got on a roll. It is amazing what can happen when people believe that anything is possible. It is just an amazing feeling.

Everyone contributed in everyway possible. It was just an awesome all-around team effort where everybody was going to go down fighting. It just kept getting stronger and stronger. It is amazing how we got on a roll like that. The team was just swimming unbelievably. You can't describe it with words. It is just a phenomenal feeling to watch them pull out performances like they did.

It was a good experience and test for us. We were probably the least rested team here but I think we performed well and definitely came out of it with some positives.