Our depth has been the key. We feel like we have three swimmers in the top eight in several events. You can score a lot of points that way.

In the district meet, you have to have good depth. We've had good depth the last few years. The key for us this weekend was we knew where we were seeded and we knew what we had to do. You don't beat teams like Plano West and Flower Mound without having a strong roster from top to bottom.

The field is strong on top, but after the top three its wide open. We've done well against several of the teams seeded in front of us. If we can find a way to play well for three rounds were in a good position to advance.

We want to be the top seed. Manatee has three losses in the district, but they could lose again. We have a very tough week coming up -- three games on the road all against good teams. If we play well, we'll have a chance.

It was intense at the start. We wanted to make sure that the events of last week were not forgotten, and that we were playing for Thomas tonight.

Most events that come there have to be able to make money at the event before they pay me, and it’s tough for them to pay us,