FROM THE MORNING CALL
LEWISBURG — LEWISBURG - "I don't like being seeded first," Freedom's Peter Conzola said. So he was pleased that in the 100 backstroke final, he was seeded seventh based on his morning preliminary time, and was 'hiding" in lane 1.
In fifth place after 50 yards, Conzola turned up the heat and won the race, earning the only gold medal among area boys in the PIAA state swimming and diving championships at Bucknell University's Kinney Natatorium.
"The last 25 of the race I knew it was the last race of mu high school season," Conzola said. "I put everything I had into that last moment. I thought I was behind. Coming up to the last wall I looked over and saw everyone else. I said 'I gotta go. I sometimes have a tendency to bring it out very fast and have good closing speed. This is not the way I would have strategized the race. I like to go out fast and be ahead of everyone, be comfortable. Then just control it the rest of the way. I don't like to be flailing on the last lap. If I'm seeded first I always psych myself out. The pressure's on me to win and everything."
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