Little Ladybug's Journey: First Swim Meet November 2, 2014

Waiting for the meet to begin!

WOW...my baby is on a swim team and rockin' it!! Her first ever swim meet was held at Mount Hood Community College in the "bubble." This is what they call the outdoor pool in the winter as it has a HUGE white tent like dome over it for the cold months.
We had NO IDEA what to expect as this was our first swim meet ourselves. Needless to say we found out that after that first one we needed to bring bleacher seats to all of the rest for the season! Swim meets are LONG, if you didn't know. 3 1/2-4 hours. But, when it's your baby, time goes by fast. And actually watching all of the kids swim is thrilling!
The team is a CYO team which is Catholic Youth Organization. Yes, you are correct. We are not Catholic. But since Emily's school doesn't have a team, she can try out for this Private school team as a member of the community. Cool huh??
She was entered in three events in her first meet. She was in the 25 yard freestyle, 25 yard backstroke, and the 100 yard freestyle relay. Her first race in the freestyle she came in 2nd. Yippeee!!! Her first team race!! Way to go babe! She came in fourth in the backstroke, but actually got a ribbon for that heat as the other girls all turned over onto their tummies or sides. That's my darling! She actually has some of the best looking swimming for the Polliwogs, but just needs to work on her speed. That's what I love about this team. They focus mainly on the love of swimming and each child getting better individually! Save the super competitiveness for the later years! She did great at all of her meets this season, and actually has just one meet left on January 18th. This will be the championship meet for the Polliwogs! There will then be an awards ceremony in February where each swimmer will receive a medal from their coach!
These pictures are from her very first meet!
Enjoy!
Kathy