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Not even superstorm Sandy could knock Olivia Chan off her game

Nicole Papsco, Olivia Chan, and Nicole Ciavarella show

Photo credit: Robyn Wishna | Nicole Papsco, Olivia Chan, and Nicole Ciavarella show off their medals in the 100-yard breaststroke at the NYS Federation Championship swimming finals at Ithaca College. (Nov. 17, 2012)

After two weeks without power and nine days without being able to get into a pool after superstorm Sandy, Olivia Chan entered the Nassau County championships a little rusty and just a little worried.

"I felt really fatigued and I could feel that I wasn't really in shape," said Chan, a senior at New Hyde Park who swims for Sewanhaka District.

Maybe that gave the rest of the swimmers in...

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