Our children's third swim meet had a 1980s theme. My daughter dressed up but only got a picture at home.
The meet was at another pool (Wynnewood), famous for its concession stand. They serve pit barbecue meats which were indeed delicious. But we really went for the swimming.
My daughter was able to improve her 25 meter freestyle from 46.72 seconds to 43.34 seconds!
Her 25 meter backstroke was slower, 56.32 seconds this time, while her personal record is 51.40. She disqualified in the breaststroke (which apparently is a common occurrence).
My son was a little slower with the 50 meter freestyle, coming in at 58.84 seconds. His personal record at the time was 56.46. His 25 meter backstroke had a big improvement from previous record of 37.80 seconds to a new record of 34.89 and 6th place in this competition.
He also competed in a 200 meter freestyle relay with three other boys. They had a total time of 4:19.81.
The facility was quite spacious. It had volleyball, cornhole, basketball, multiple covered pavilions with grills, etc. Our children gravitated toward the swing set.
The fourth regular meet was at home against the Crofton Cats. The theme was Luau which had our coach in a grass skirt!
My daughter had a rough time with the 25 meter freestyle, finishing in 54.09 seconds. The backstroke at 52.25 seconds was much closer to her personal best.
My son was just about a second off on his 50 meter freestyle at 57.71; he beat his personal best (34.89 seconds) in the backstroke with a 33.90 second finish.
We had one more meet to go before the final week of lessons and the end of season competitions.
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| Dressed up with somewhere to go |
The meet was at another pool (Wynnewood), famous for its concession stand. They serve pit barbecue meats which were indeed delicious. But we really went for the swimming.
My daughter was able to improve her 25 meter freestyle from 46.72 seconds to 43.34 seconds!
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| On the block |
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| Flying through the air |
Her 25 meter backstroke was slower, 56.32 seconds this time, while her personal record is 51.40. She disqualified in the breaststroke (which apparently is a common occurrence).
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| Backstroke launch |
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| Stroking the back way! |
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| Breast stroke |
My son was a little slower with the 50 meter freestyle, coming in at 58.84 seconds. His personal record at the time was 56.46. His 25 meter backstroke had a big improvement from previous record of 37.80 seconds to a new record of 34.89 and 6th place in this competition.
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| Backstroke launch |
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| Stroking backwards |
He also competed in a 200 meter freestyle relay with three other boys. They had a total time of 4:19.81.
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| On the block |
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| Launching |
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| The next boy starts his run as my son tags up |
The facility was quite spacious. It had volleyball, cornhole, basketball, multiple covered pavilions with grills, etc. Our children gravitated toward the swing set.
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| Pushing little brother on the swing |
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| A happy toddler |
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| Ribbons from the meet |
The fourth regular meet was at home against the Crofton Cats. The theme was Luau which had our coach in a grass skirt!
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| Coach about to lead the team in to the pool |
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| Assistant coach leading a team cheer |
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| Kids splashing at the end of a cheer |
My daughter had a rough time with the 25 meter freestyle, finishing in 54.09 seconds. The backstroke at 52.25 seconds was much closer to her personal best.
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| On the starting block |
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| Nothing but splash |
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| Doing the backstroke |
My son was just about a second off on his 50 meter freestyle at 57.71; he beat his personal best (34.89 seconds) in the backstroke with a 33.90 second finish.
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| Standing on the block |
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| Hitting the water |
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| Turning at the wall |
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| Breathing on the way back |
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| End of the backstroke |
We had one more meet to go before the final week of lessons and the end of season competitions.
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