Mock Meet

The swim team had a fun meet at practice this week.

Julia was excited about it.  Holly did not want to compete (a feeling I think she may have partly gotten from being my daughter).  And Alan wasn't really sure what was going on.

I forgot to fill out the paper picking events for them.  When I was a swimmer, I don't remember it ever being my choice what or how much I swam.  I'm sure if I asked what they want to swim it won't always match up with what they would swim best.  So, the coach ended up picking their events - and also the events for a lot of other swimmers who also did not turn in the sheet on time.

 I think, because Holly and Alan were reluctant to participate, she only put them in 2 events.  They both swam freestyle and backstroke.  Julia swam freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.  I am pretty sure she and one other boy were the only ones in her age group to sign up for the 50 fly.

 They have all improved a lot since they started swimming.  And they all did really well in their heats.

 Parent volunteers were the timers.

 I was the only parent to cheer on my swimmers.

So it was kind of a quiet meet all in all.  But it was fun to watch, and good for them to go through the motions of it all.

I signed them up for the next season which starts in November.  They'll get to swim in an indoor pool, but otherwise it will be the same coaches and people.