City Swim Meet (Katelyn)

We headed back to the City Swim Meet on Saturday to watch Katelyn. Ellie came along to hang out with friends and Owen got to spend the day with Aunt Sherry (a blessing to us all). Katelyn's day was even crazier. If you haven't been to a City Swim Meet before, and I hadn't, there are tents set up EVERYWHERE and little kids running all around. I don't know how the coaches keep up with them all. It is like herding cats. Saturday was for 7/8 and 9/10 year olds and there are a ton of them. To add to the excitement, it poured down rain most of the day. So whereas on Friday, people stayed under their tents and hung out when they weren't racing, with the rain, everybody was inside. The Clerk of Course tents were a mud pit, so all the kids moved into the locker rooms. The girls thought is was great fun as all their friends were hanging around. We found a corner and claimed it for the Tigersharks and just operated out of there all day. Yes, I am embracing my new identity as a swim mom. I have to say it was a fun weekend and we enjoy spending time with a great group of parents.

 Getting ready for her first race

 Take your mark!

 Swimming fast as a fish

 Katelyn post race. Notice my sweet husband was a head timer all day. What a job.

 Cheesing at the Tigersharks banquet on Monday

10 Calhoun, Katelyn - Female - Age: 7 - DOB: 6/6/2004
#201 Girls 7-8 25 Free Open Finals	26.35	27.81	54
#203 Girls 7-8 25 Back Open Finals	27.89	26.16	20
#205 Girls 8&U 25 Fly Open Finals	34.8	DQ
#301 Girls 8&U 100 Free Relay - 'B' Leg 3 Finals	01:42.0	01:41.2	8 (2)
#303 Girls 8&U 100 Medley Relay - 'B' Leg 4 Finals	01:45.2	DQ

Their Freestyle relay team came in 8th in the Meet.

Owen's first girlfriend. Just kidding. This little girl was in preschool with Owen at 12 weeks. They got to play again this summer. They are too cute hanging out at the banquet.

City Swim Meet (Ellie)

Last weekend was a big weekend for the girls. They competed in their first ever City Swim Meet and did fairly well. 6 and under was Friday afternoon. Ellie swam the freestyle, backstroke and was on the freestyle relay. It was pure craziness, but a lot of fun. Since she just turned six in June, she is still considered 5 for swim which will be good for her next summer. However, this summer, she is one of the younger ones. Their relay came in 4th in City Meet. Not bad for her first year. She made some great new friends (becoming attached to Celia) and seems to love swimming. She even asked if she can do year-round. Not sure about that yet.

New best buddy

Getting meets written on arm so she won't forget

Waiting at Clerk of Course to go into her first meet

Taking her mark at the start of first race

Ellie Freestyle

Calhoun, Eleanor e - Female - Age: 5 - DOB: 6/4/2006 Seed Final Place/Pts #1 Girls 6&U 25 Free Finals 34.82 31.63 (63) * #3 Girls 6&U 25 Back Finals 36.01 30.27 (32) * #7 Girls 6&U 100 Free Relay - 'A' Leg 2 Finals 01:54.5 02:11.0 (4) 10