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from NOTRE DAME
Author: Haley17 Apr
I arrived in South Bend earlier tonight - it is after midnight and I need to get to bed. But I am SO excited to be here. Or to be “home” as one friend said. Notre Dame is always a place of renewal and inspiration for me. Of course, the first place I went was to Meghan’s grave. It always is. There were lots of flower, so as you will read in the book, I am glad to know she is not often alone.
I am here for some meetings and for a SWIM TEAM REUNION! We are celebrating 25 years of women’s swimming and 50 years of men’s swimming - with mass and a dinner. On Saturday there is an alumni meet (scary!) and the Blue & Gold game. My boys are coming with Jamie on Friday…it’s their first trip to Notre Dame and I can’t wait (either can they!)
I will post pictures from the weekend when I get home. I am hoping to take a 1991-92 reunion photo of all the girls from the team that year who are here.
We are getting to crunch time finishing the book. it is in the final edit and proofing stages - and we have all been working non-stop to get it DONE and READY for you to read. It’s exciting, stressful and I’m not sure I have slept much. But being here will allow me to finish working on the book - truly where the story started. It is perfect.
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Links
- University of Notre Dame
- USA Swimming
- Bob Schaller
- L.A.Times Article
- Baltimore Sun Article
- South Bend Tribune article
- SOUTH BEND RADIO
- The (Annapolis) Capital
- AP article on ESPN.COM
- Chicago Tribune Article
- USA Today Q&A
- GOOD MORNING! ARIZONA
- THE OBSERVER
- WINA RADIO INTERVIEW: VIRGINIA
One Response for "from NOTRE DAME"
Haley-
I’m looking forward to reading your book. I am also a former Notre Dame athlete, Women’s Basketball, Class of 1985. After hearing about your accident, quite a few of us teammates spoke with each other and reminisced about all of the road trips we took over four seasons, all over the country. We wondered how we were so lucky after traveling so many miles, that we never had to experience an accident such as yours. Since then however, I have had to get through an accident of my own. I hydroplaned off the interstate in a downpour in October of 2006. I was very lucky to make it through with only a broken femur and bumps and bruises. After two surgeries, I’m finally close to normal, though I know I’ll never be the same. One thing that I know helped me make it through it all — from being stuck in my car for two hours after the accident, jaws of life, etc.– was thinking about how hard I worked in the past at being the best athlete I could be to represent Notre Dame. My physical therapist told me he’d never seen anyone work harder to get back. It’s the only way I know, and I think you’ll understand that.
I hope you’re having a great Blue-Gold Weekend with your family. I was back on campus last April for the 35th Year Women’s Weekend — cane and all. It was fantastic!
My best to you-
Carrie (Bates)Hart
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