Quotes by Larry Baeder

“Were going to need some help. I dont know if were going to get any help from the Bays. Were pretty far back, kind of on the outside looking in.”

“For a freshman to swim that fast in the 500, you know you have a special kid on your hands. He was hoping to be seeded No. 1...He wants to be the freshman that wins the event.”

“In a way, its kind of classic Derrick. For four years now, hes gone and missed pool records by tenths of seconds, hundreds of seconds. I cant even remember how many times hes been that close to a record and just missed it.”

“Its a mixed bag of emotion all the way around. We had some good swims and we had some swims that were a little disappointing. We obviously were hoping to place better, but the competition was absolutely amazing.”

“We had some strong swims today. They knew it would be a tough day and they stepped up and swam well.”