Long Course Swim Team

The kids have spent the summer in the "big pool" swimming long course team.  It is a great change for them as they rethink and train their bodies for these longer races.  We had a huge meet out in the hot sun over three days.  The kids enjoyed the swims and the downtime with friends spent playing cards and eating.  My how much swimmers do eat!  The little ones were sick so Patrick and I took turns at home with them.  We all learned some things over that weekend.  Sean learned the importance of flip-turns.  I learned he has quite the competitive side (just who is that screaming like a maniac kid on the relay team?) Sarah learned how to better pace her stroke and breathing on the breast stroke so she doesn't look like a hamster in a wheel, as her coach said.  Luke learned it is hard to leave a swim meet for scout camp, but was glad he did...scout camp involved lots of fun as well.  It also had him on the winning canoe race team!