Today we took the team up to Lake Travis, just a bit to the west of Austin, to compete in the ASA Collegiate National 5K Open Water Championships. The sky was blue, the sun was bright, and the water was relatively calm and not cold (as it was in November of 2009). Perfect conditions for an open water competition!
ASA founder and race director Dr. Keith Bell is hopeful that more schools will discover this race and add it to their schedule. It’s a great way to start the "indoor" season and provides all participants with an opportunity to try something “out of the box” (make that “pool”). It’s cool! -Coach Ryan Images: #1 The start of the 5K #2 The Trinity Women's team before the start of the 5K #3 The top 3 male finishers: Arthur Daigh (2nd), Alex Miranda (1st), and Sean Fronczak (3rd) 
Our women finished 3rd overall, behind Texas A&M and Rice. Rita Medrano of Texas A&M was the event winner. Leading the way for our Tiger team was Melanie Gustafson, posting a time of 1:09:36.47. Trinity’s next four fastest women were Meghan Varner, Morgan Briggs, Marisa Olmo, and Lisa Tucci. All were happy to finish and relieved to have had no encounters with any of the unusual Lake Travis ‘critters’ such as piranhas, barracudas, water moccasins, etc. (Just kidding)
The men’s race was a cake-walk, as Trinity was the only men’s team signed up for the 5K venture. Alex Miranda captured the men’s win, clocking 1:06:12.93. He was followed by Arthur Daigh and Sean Fronczak.
Marisa Olmo, Mary Price, and Lisa Tucci test out the waters before beginning the race.
The team, after finishing the 5K!
FY Morgan Briggs...The 5K didn't stand a chance. She looks like she could take on another!
FY Meghan Varner commenting about how she kept swimming, but the little orange buoy never got any closer!
The men's team, looking a little tired after the 5K.
FY Megan O'Rell and SO Michael Patton after completing their first open water swim.
Trinity men's swimming team: the first place team on the men's side!
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