Swimming to Victory!
World champion master swimmer and ECC professor Traci Granger is back in the pool once again, training for upcoming competitions and additional victories to add to the champion's list of many awards. This past summer, Granger broke the 50-meter butterfly world record (along with the national and Pan Am records) for her age group at the Pan American Masters Championships in Orlando, Florida. She bested a six-year-old record by a full second, swimming the long course event in 31.27 seconds. She also took first place in all her other butterfly events. Rowdy Gaines, three-time Olympic gold medalist and NBC swimming commentator, was so impressed by Granger's performance that he stepped out of the announcer's booth to the pool deck to congratulate her personally. Congrats to professor Granger!