"The meet draws people from around the southeast region," said Aaron Reeves, president and CEO of the High Point Swim Club. "We're bringing in people as far away as Washington, D.C. this weekend, as far south as Columbia, S.C."
Swimmers like Taft Kallam and Adam Weatherol have been competing in the Furniture City Invitational for years.
"I've been swimming at High Point swim club since I was 7," said Kallam. "I started swimming summer league when I was 4."
Along the way they've reached some pretty incredible milestones, like recently medalling in the Alcatraz Shark Swim.
"Somewhere around 800 swimmers, and I got second in the Speedos, and he got first in the wet suits,” Kallam added.
But it's the local meets that swimmers say they truly enjoy the most.
"It's a lot of fun, we get to meet new people and see nice facilities, and it's really a wonder experience as a family if you do it together, but it's a lot of travel and a lot of organization," said Paul Weinstein, who's daughter swims year-round in Charlotte.
But with the new aquatics center on it's way to Greensboro, many people are questioning whether or not older facilities like this one will still be put to use. Coaches say there's no doubt in their mind, kids will be swimming in this pool for many years to come.
"This facility will still have a huge use, even though that facility comes online, we'll still use this pool every day for our training, and we'll still hold meets here," said Reeves. "That facility will just continue to enhance swimming in this area, continue to bring people to our community to spend money and use our hotels and eat in our restaurants, and it's just going to be a big asset to us.”
The Greensboro Aquatic Center will be a part of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex and could be completed as early as next spring."
~ Source: Charlotte.News14.com
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