By Julia Cunningham, Swimming World College Intern
Loving a sport can bring out the sentimentality in all of us. Where would I be today without swimming? What will happen when my career is over? How can I give back? Parents, timers, officials, whether they were swimmers in a past life or are related to a current swimmer, have found a way to express their appreciation for the sport through their volunteer work.
Mark Amodio, Professor of English and Chair of English and Director of Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Vassar, Faculty Athletic Representative at Vassar, Head Official’s Chair for Metropolitan Swimming and father of two swimmers, first started his relationship with swimming when a community pool opened near him when he was seven.
At that time, parent involvement in the sport was almost unheard of. “My parents only had one car. It was a very different time then. They weren’t going to drive you to practice, and I don’t think either of my parents ever came to one of my high school meets,†Amodio said. “Again, it wasn’t because they ignored it, it was because back in the ‘60s and ‘70s life was very different.â€
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