FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Olympic hopeful and Regis High School junior Missy Franklin is creating a splash in swimming circles, and parents, family and friends of high school swimmers are finding themselves in the unusual position of searching for seats amid capacity crowds at this weekend's girl's state swim meet.
Franklin has her sights set on the summer Olympics in London and there are few who doubt her.
The 16-year-old set a state and national record in the 200 freestyle during the state preliminary meet Friday afternoon with a time of 1:43.98.
Parents and event organizers are finding out people show up en masse if an Olympic-caliber swimmer is competing in your swim meet.
"There are still 100 tickets left for walk-ins," said Bert Borgmann, who is the assistant commissioner for the Colorado High School Activities Association. "At this time we are not sold out. If we do meet capacity it will be closer to the meet start time."
Borgmann says this state meet is the first year they will have monitors outside the event to help control the crowd.
Parents who have a daughter competing will be given a wristband and allowed to come in to watch their daughter compete, but soon after the competition, the parents will be asked to leave to allow the next slot of parents to come in and watch their daughter compete.
The event is taking place at the Edora Pool Ice Center (EPIC) in Fort Collins.
Franklin has her sights set on the summer Olympics in London and there are few who doubt her.
The 16-year-old set a state and national record in the 200 freestyle during the state preliminary meet Friday afternoon with a time of 1:43.98.
Parents and event organizers are finding out people show up en masse if an Olympic-caliber swimmer is competing in your swim meet.
"There are still 100 tickets left for walk-ins," said Bert Borgmann, who is the assistant commissioner for the Colorado High School Activities Association. "At this time we are not sold out. If we do meet capacity it will be closer to the meet start time."
Borgmann says this state meet is the first year they will have monitors outside the event to help control the crowd.
Parents who have a daughter competing will be given a wristband and allowed to come in to watch their daughter compete, but soon after the competition, the parents will be asked to leave to allow the next slot of parents to come in and watch their daughter compete.
The event is taking place at the Edora Pool Ice Center (EPIC) in Fort Collins.
