 Swimming on a competitive team as a military child often means you must work twice as hard as your competitors. However, it gives you the opportunity to compete in some amazing locations against some unusual competitors. The Siganel Swarfish hosted the Alter Nuoto Swim Club for the first friendship meet. Alter Nuoto Swim Coach Mauro Prosperi embraced the opportunity for his team to take part in the meet. It's a very unique experience for us. We've looked forward to this for some time for the children and for the support in general. You're a wonderful people and we appreciate the opportunity to participate with you. It's a bond both teams would like to see maintained. My hope is that this is not a point of arrival, but a point of departure for future events between the American and Italian swimmers. The teams hope to make the friendship meet an annual event. Reporting from Naval Air Station Siganela, I'm Petty Officer Rebecca Sunderland.