I want to give praise to the ECU swimming program. I recently went to a meet for senior day and watched kids pour out their love for their sport and their coach. They all hugged coach Rick Kobe as he said goodbye to the 30th group of seniors since he became a head coach. His overall winning percentage is more than 72.5 percent.

Now that is something for ECU and Greenville to be proud of. Excellence at its very best.

Keep it coming, Coach Kobe, as I am sure next year’s team will post another winning effort.

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