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U.S. TEAM OLYMPIC TRIALS: SWIMMING


June 30, 2012


Micah Lawrence


OMAHA, NEBRASKA

Q.  (No microphone.)
MICAH LAWRENCE: ‑‑ since I was very little, Josh‑‑ came to my church when I was seven or so, and he let us touch the medal and I think that sparked a dream then.

Q.  Was that‑‑
MICAH LAWRENCE:  Yeah.

Q.  Is that in Texas?
MICAH LAWRENCE:  Yes.

Q.  Now, you took the year off from Auburn; is that right?
MICAH LAWRENCE:  I did.

Q.  Talk about that.  Obviously it paid off.
MICAH LAWRENCE:  I knew I could do better than I was.
I wasn't 100% into the team.  I was really into school.
I was doing graphic design at the time and it just happened to be another one of my passions that I found, and swimming just went to the side.
I knew this was going to be an Olympic year, and I told myself, I really loved swimming but I really loved graphic design, so I wanted to put it all out there for swimming just in case at some point I leave it by the side when I go off and do graphic design.

Q.  What was a personal best for you, obviously, I guess.
MICAH LAWRENCE:  Yes.

Q.  How much did you drop?
MICAH LAWRENCE:  I dropped about a second.

Q.  Really?
MICAH LAWRENCE:  Yeah.

Q.  Were you surprised?
MICAH LAWRENCE:  Oh, yeah.

Q.  You were seated second or third.  Did you think you were going to finish this high?
MICAH LAWRENCE:  I was hopeful but I always know that at Olympic Trials people bring out their best, and I wasn't going to be like, well, I'm going to get second.
I was waiting for them to come up.

Q.  Were you nervous going in?
MICAH LAWRENCE:  Definitely.  Very nervous!  I just had to tell myself to keep it smooth that first 100.

Q.  Do you have eligibility left with Auburn?
MICAH LAWRENCE:  I do, I have a year left.

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