So proud of this girl today! This morning, we began the era of swim meets in Northern Virginia. This will be our weekend summer ritual for years to come. But, today, it took on added significance as it marked the debut of Katie's participation in anything remotely resembling competition. Most of you know our shy, sweet, non-aggressive 7-yr old is not keen on racing, competing, or performing in front of others. Still, we signed her up for our local swimming pool's swim team because we thought it would be a wonderful way for her to gain strength and be more confident and safe in the water. In that respect, we are already seeing it paying dividends. But we didn't know how she would react to the actual meets.
Well, we are happy to report that, despite a few "butterflies" (no pun intended) on the back stroke, she jumped right in (no pun intended again) and did just great in her first two time trials: free style and back stroke. We'll post the video of her very first race (i.e., free style) in a few minutes.
More pictures to come throughout the season (i.e., there is actually a pretty incredible photographer that takes pictures throughout the meets and makes them available for free downloads).
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