IM is all 4 strokes, 25 metres (one length of the pool) each. It starts off with butterfly, in my opinion the hardest stroke. Also, I can't do it, so I think its pretty cool Gryphon could at 7! Off the wall the girls (Gryphon is the 9-10 age group) are all pretty much together. Because Gryphon had the fastest seed time (time in the event from the last race) she is in the middle lane.
Next comes backstroke- switching from butterfly to backstroke while still legally touching the wall, etc is tough and its easy to get disqualified here! As they move into the backstroke, Gryphon pulls into the lead.
They touch the wall, flip over and its onto the breaststroke- another stroke it is easy to get disqualified in! No DQ's here, and Gryphon increases her lead! Go Gryphon!
One more touch and turn, and its into the race for the home stretch with freestyle. Gryphon pours it on, and wins by a lot! Yeah Gryphon!
A thing the kids do on the summer swim team is draw on their backs- ostensibly for the other swimmers behind them to see as they pull away. ;) Gryphon's says "Eat my bubbles!".
We're a little sad to see our last season of summer swim end, but...excited to sleep in! Summer swim is *so* intense- practice every morning, a meet each Saturday. But its lots of fun, too, with spirit weeks and cheers, Lancer Buddies and silly games. We'll miss the Lancers!
4 comments:
Give Gryphon big hugs from us on a job well done! Have fun sleeping in.
Awesome! Her winning spirit and 'keep-going' attitude has brought her a long way.
Yay for sleeping!! =)
Lynnae
How exciting!! I love your family photo strip at the top of your blog. That is so cute.
Does this make Mark miss his SCHS swimming days?
Meghan (one of Mark's new "Facespace" friends and a fellow former swim team member)
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