Championships were a blast and exhausting all at the same time! We woke up late as Paul's phone had an issue and didn't go off as planned at 5am. We woke up to the boys' alarm at 6am, and we needed to be at our pool by 6:30 to caravan to the meet. It was a mad dash of a morning, but we made it to our pool by 6:28 in time to leave with the team.
Paul worked the first 2 hours helping with DQ scribing, and I lugged David around while getting the boys ready for their first event. I was so happy when Paul was done so he could help. It was so crazy busy and full that David had to be carried everywhere. We were able to see our boys swim each of their events, and they did very well. This was our Division (C) Championships with the other 5 teams in the division.
Results:
Ethan 25 free 6th place
25 back 3rd place
50 free 5th place
This was all while Ethan was less than 24 hours without a cast. He was able to get his cast removed on Friday, but still has to wear a split for 3 weeks while participating in any activities. So, he swam with a splint, and stiff/sore arm. He was bummed he hadn't done better in his events, but we were still very proud of him. We learned that Ethan was the talk of the division, as everyone knew the 8-year old swimming with a blue cast and STILL winning events!
Isaac 25 free 3rd place
25 back 2nd place
25 breast 2nd place
This was Isaac's first year swimming on a swim team. He worked so hard, and was always excited to go to practice. Sometimes Isaac would practice in the morning and evening to work on his strokes. He really gained a lot of endurance over the summer, and can't wait to try out for a year-round team. We are so proud of both of our boys.
After Championships were over, we had a few hours to go home before meeting back at the pool for the year-end party and awards. Everyone was so tired, but we really enjoyed watching all of the kids get their awards and hearing the fun stories. Ethan earned the "no more playground" award as his coach told him next summer he is only allowed to eat, swim, and sleep...no more injuries. Isaac earned the "3 amigos" award because he and 2 other boys were always found together. His coach said if you were looking for one, you always found the other 2 as well. After the very long awards ceremony, they opened the pool and the kids got to swim for an hour or so. It was cold, so our kids swam for a little bit, and wanted to get out to warm back up. They ate some more, watched a picture slideshow of the year, and were ready to head home.
All-in-all it was a fantastic summer with the swim team, and we can't wait for next year to begin and start Elizabeth on the team with the friends she made this year. There were 5 other 4-year olds that she played with throughout the summer that might join the team next year. The boys are already talking about ACES year-round team and getting started on that. Thankfully for us, we have until the end of August before that begins. Next weekend, Ethan has his AllStars meet where he will compete with kids from all 24 teams in the Mountain High Swim League in the 25 fly, 25 back, and 50 free events.
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