The Smoky Mountain Aquatic Club (SMAC) struggled when they hit the water at the 2013 SE Pilot January Classic swim meet held Jan. 18-20 at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee.
The team, hit hard from some type of flu bug, managed to scratch their way to a few top five finishes, but overall, it was a tough meet for the athletes.
London Schumacher, who was nursing flu-like symptoms all weekend, paced the ailing team with a second-place finish in the 1650 freestyle; a third-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley; and a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley.
Kevin Wenzel (10) managed to finish fifth in the 50-yard freestyle; sixth in the 100-yard IM; and ninth in the 50-yard backstroke. Wenzel’s younger sister, ...