Wow! What a weekend! So I missed Friday's events. I couldn't catch an earlier flight home from Houston, and then my flight was delayed nearly 1 1/2 hours, so I got home around 12:30am. But the rest of the weekend was fantastic!
DS swam in 7 individual and 4 relay events. He finished with 5 individual ribbons and 4 relay placements, including a 3rd place finish in the 400 meter freestyle relay! It was the very last heat of the very last event on the very last day of the meet. I'm sure all the boys were tired, but our team was sick of coming in 4th or 5th throughout the meet. They all swam their fins off, and it ended up being a close race, with our boys narrowly beating out another team who had consistently beat them! DS was so proud (as were we!). Our boys were only 1 of 2 relay top 3 finishes by our team (there were 12 total relays). It was so great to see him standing on the podium. That had been his goal, to get on the podium at least once. For relays, only the top 3 are honored like that, with places 4-6 getting a ribbon. Individual races have the top 8 finishers stand on the podium, while the top 16 get ribbons.
We now have a month off. I'm looking forward to not having to chase to the pool every day! Both DS & DD have expressed some interest in doing some laps during open swim. Guess they are dedicated after all!
I'll post a pic as soon as I get one. We only had our video camera, and asked others to send us pics if they have them.
Later this month I expect to be elected to the Swim Team Board of Directors. There are 3 people resigning their positions, and 3 interested in taking on a position, so it won't be a real election. I'm looking forward to getting more involved. (Did I just write that out loud?)
**side note**
I'm really looking forward to the upcoming WI etal peep meet. Anyone is welcome. Will you be there?
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What a great sport/hobby for your family! Been there/done that as far as being on the parents' council/board of directors/boosters thing. Creates some nice friendships for the adults, too.
Yay for DS! I know what you mean about "getting on the podium". This was DD's first year getting on the podium at baton Nationals. You must be so proud!
*won't be at the WI peep meet* :(
More cheers for DS! Michael Phelps, watch your back flipper!
*has his own peep meets to prepare for*
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