Swimming Weekend

We spent the weekend in Rochester for the Orca's Invitational Swim Meet. We had such a great time and the Sea Devil's team did really well! This was the first time that Maddie and many of the newer swim kids had the chance to compete in a 50 meter pool - Olympic size! It was a little overwhelming initially, but very cool!

Despite sore butts and scratchy voices from cheering, it was a fun weekend for all of us. I think Will is looking forward to swimming next session so he can avoid the boredom of sitting in the stands! I surprised myself at how nervous I became before Maddie's races - I had tingling elbows and butterflies in my stomach each time. Crazy, huh?

Maddie gained a lot of great experience at this meet. She improved on her times in each event and even qualified for a couple C-finals...very exciting!


One of the club fundraisers at the Meet was an airbrush artist. He did a great job with our logo - and the kids loved the souvenirs!

This is me writing on Maddie to get her ready for the start of the meet...

...funny, huh? But this is how the swimmers keep track of their Event number - Heat - and Lane.

Here are some swim kids waiting around during warm-ups. Swim STMA sent about 24 of the 400 kids registered for the meet.

Maddie and her "sister" Emelia before the 400 m Freestyle Relay.

She agreed that it was pretty cool to see her "name in lights"!