It was a barn-burner of a swim season for our oldest two sharks. (Does that expression apply to water sports?) Calvin swam his way onto the team for every A meet and the invitationals this year just by being consistent and swimming both a legal butterfly and breast stroke.
He earned many ribbons and did not disqualify in any meet ... until the divisional championships. The stroke-and-turn judges were eagles and Calvin got dinged for taking an extra stroke under water before coming up to the surface. Otherwise he would have finished first in his heat. He was crushed but Nick and I couldn't be prouder. Anyway, he has a new fire in his belly for next year.
Lili did great, too. She perfected her breaststroke by the end of the season and developed a very consistent back stroke. She also made the A Meet team for the season and enjoyed being part of the medley relay team and swimming the IM. She made a good showing at divisionals, too.
Now, we've outfitted all of the big kids for their fall sport: Soccer! We're bound to run ourselves ragged making it to three practice schedules and three Saturday games each week.
Never mind. Right now, new cleats and shin guards have us on a high.
He earned many ribbons and did not disqualify in any meet ... until the divisional championships. The stroke-and-turn judges were eagles and Calvin got dinged for taking an extra stroke under water before coming up to the surface. Otherwise he would have finished first in his heat. He was crushed but Nick and I couldn't be prouder. Anyway, he has a new fire in his belly for next year.
Lili did great, too. She perfected her breaststroke by the end of the season and developed a very consistent back stroke. She also made the A Meet team for the season and enjoyed being part of the medley relay team and swimming the IM. She made a good showing at divisionals, too.
Now, we've outfitted all of the big kids for their fall sport: Soccer! We're bound to run ourselves ragged making it to three practice schedules and three Saturday games each week.
Never mind. Right now, new cleats and shin guards have us on a high.
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