2002 Bicol University Swimming Team

The whole competition, Regional SCUAA 2002, was breathe-taking. It happened 7 years ago at Freedom Stadium in Pili, Camarines Sur and was hosted by Camarines Sur Polytechnic College. [Maybe that time, Camsur Watersports Complex  (CWC) did not yet exist.] The stadium was spacious enough to allow competitors to play on a baseball field, athletic tracks, swimming pools and other sports areas.

The swimming team of Bicol University (BU) posed their smiles as they won the over-all event. The handsome boys and beautiful girls had eight members each that were guided and accompanied by their happy coach. They mostly farmed gold but Spiky reaped nothing at all. However, despite Spiky getting no any medal, he considered it a helluva fun of experience to hear the crowds screaming over the spot while he vehemently battled to grab the 3rd position.

Spiky dearly misses competing. Good thing he is able to have a glimpse of his memory. That brings back the feeling of touching the pool water, smelling the chlorine, seeing the unpredictable sky and hearing those loud voices.

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The team joyously celebrated eventually. At home university, the swimming team decided to build an organization for BU swimmers - “Lusbog BU”. It was supposed to create a program for those who would want to learn to swim , in return, to support the current and incoming varsity athletes in the said sport. [I wonder what happened to that plan.]