Crocker proves a success
Much like any other day, the smell of chlorine wafted through the air in the James E. Martin Aquatic Center Sunday.Young swimmers clad in spandex suits, swim caps and goggles wove through the crowd to line up behind the diving blocks.Parents, some taking notes on their heat sheets, others snapping pictures or video footage, watched eagerly from the bleachers as their children swam in the Olympic-sized pool below.It was the last day of the Ralph Crocker Invitational, marking the three-year anniversary of the death of former Auburn head coach Ralph Crocker."Ralph was one of my best friends," said Jeff Dellinger, Auburn Aquatics head coach.








