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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
2010 State Swim Championships
Nate's last meet of the season was yesterday. It was the YMCA 8 & Under State Championships. Nate was on 2 relay teams. The Medley Relay finished 4th place out of 15 teams and the freestyle relay finished 4th out of 8 teams. Both teams got their best times ever. Nate was so excited to get his first trophies.
Nate did o.k. in his other events but not well enough to get ribbons in those. He didn't swim poorly, but he would have needed personal best times to get ribbons and it just wasn't his day for those. I think he peaked at the big meet last month but that's o.k. It was a great season. I hope he'll keep swimming.
Nate did o.k. in his other events but not well enough to get ribbons in those. He didn't swim poorly, but he would have needed personal best times to get ribbons and it just wasn't his day for those. I think he peaked at the big meet last month but that's o.k. It was a great season. I hope he'll keep swimming.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
"A" Cluster Eastern Division Championships
We spend Valentine's Morning at the pool. Nate swam the "A" Cluster Eastern Division Championship. The meet was a little bit of a disappointment, no ribbons this time. He's been doing so great lately that I think we've come to expect PRs and ribbons all the time, but sometimes its just the little things that count. Like being committed to your team and showing up and doing your best at that moment in time. Of the six 8 year old boys on the team only 2 were available for this meet so they didn't get to swim a relay. Nate's 3 individual events were:
25 Freestyle- He placed 15th out of 41 and did shave a few tenths of a second off his personal best.
25 Butterfly- He placed 16th out of 24th. He just didn't find his rhythm.
25 Backstroke- He placed 24th out of 45. His kick was just not as strong as it normally is, and that messed up his stroke count so he was farther from the wall when he stopped stroking and 3 kids out touched him at the wall.
For this meet instead of ribbons they give metals for 9th-12th place and trophies for 1-8th so it sure would have been nice to place.
But Nate is happy. He likes to swim. He passed out valentines to his friends while he was there and he got to go out to eat after the race. Maybe its just us parents that need the reminder that its not all about winning.
But Sunday is the State Championships and boy, it would be nice to place.
25 Freestyle- He placed 15th out of 41 and did shave a few tenths of a second off his personal best.
25 Butterfly- He placed 16th out of 24th. He just didn't find his rhythm.
25 Backstroke- He placed 24th out of 45. His kick was just not as strong as it normally is, and that messed up his stroke count so he was farther from the wall when he stopped stroking and 3 kids out touched him at the wall.
For this meet instead of ribbons they give metals for 9th-12th place and trophies for 1-8th so it sure would have been nice to place.
But Nate is happy. He likes to swim. He passed out valentines to his friends while he was there and he got to go out to eat after the race. Maybe its just us parents that need the reminder that its not all about winning.
But Sunday is the State Championships and boy, it would be nice to place.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Should I or Shouldn't I?
Yesterday was Kaylee's birthday. I was away on business. When I got home I asked her how her birthday was and she said it was great, Max gave me a sweet birthday hug & kiss and Nate gave me blackmail material. Then she showed me a video she had recorded. Nate doing a crazy ballet performance complete with tutu! It's hystrical!
So should I post it or should we save it for when he has his first girlfriend?
So should I post it or should we save it for when he has his first girlfriend?
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