Dead in the Water
“16 I followed Terrel’s suggestion and called Jackie’s coach under the pretext of writing something about her for the upcoming swimming newsletter. The coach told me to show up after morning practice to meet Theresa Renoit, one of Jackie’s lanemates. So now I was standing in the parking lot outside a swimming pool in Pacifica at 7:30 a.m. on a Tuesday and I was cold. Heavy mist hung like a damp curtain from the saturated grey sky.
When the swimmers started to roll out the door, dressed for work,... carrying swim bags and soggy towels, I asked one man in a three-piece suit to point out Theresa.
“Here she comes,” he said nodding toward a tall lanky woman, about 5’10”, clutching a knee length blue warm-up parka with one hand and pulling a swim bag on wheels with the other.
“Hey, Theresa. I’m Trisha Carson from the Nor Cal Swim office. Your coach said you might be able to help me.”
Theresa said a few words to the women she was walking with and came over. She had a quick smile and bright blue eyes.MoreLess
When the swimmers started to roll out the door, dressed for work,... carrying swim bags and soggy towels, I asked one man in a three-piece suit to point out Theresa.
“Here she comes,” he said nodding toward a tall lanky woman, about 5’10”, clutching a knee length blue warm-up parka with one hand and pulling a swim bag on wheels with the other.
“Hey, Theresa. I’m Trisha Carson from the Nor Cal Swim office. Your coach said you might be able to help me.”
Theresa said a few words to the women she was walking with and came over. She had a quick smile and bright blue eyes.MoreLess
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