Aug. 18, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former Georgetown student-athletes Michael Altman and Andrew Campbell continue to blog from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing as each has now competed. Altman and company finished fifth in the B final on Saturday, while Altman will sail in three more races after weather proved to be difficult on Sunday.

The following passages are excerpts from Altman and Campbell's latest blogs from Beijing:

From www.rowaltman.blogspot.com: We finished up today 5th in B final with some good racing. It's disappointing, but we just weren't having a great week for whatever reason. It's frustrating because we are a good crew, probably the best I've been a part of, so it's too bad this stretch had to come at the Olympics. We had some trouble getting the boat off the line in every race (that is, executing a starting sequence to the race), for whatever reason, and couldn't get any comfortable traction. The race itself is a bit of a blur and I don't really remember much... but I was pleased to see it was a bit closer than I initially thought...To read more visit Michael Altman's blog "Hard Racing" at www.rowaltman.blogspot.com.

From www.campbellsailing.com: Just imagine the following scenario: 15-20 knots, direction steady between 75-85 degrees, 4-5 foot waves, dying ebb switching to flood tide (keeping the fleet off the starting line), start time an hour earlier than normal (posted at 1200), and three races scheduled. What could be more welcoming to a race committee? Unfortunately, with the addition of heavy rains and a few more knots of breeze, the entire day of racing was almost written off...To read more visit Andrew Campbell's "Great Conditions, but" blog at www.campbellsailing.com.