The league trophy meet was this morning. Ben, having moved up to 11-12 this year, had to be there for the morning session. We were up and out of the house by 6:30 this morning. (yawn) Warm-ups started at 7 and the events started at 8.
It ended up being really nice though. WAY less crowded in the older kids' session. We were done by 9:50!
He did well this year! 8th in fly and 10th in back… doesn't sound impressive, but he beat his seed times by 8 and 5 seconds respectively. Pretty cool! He was also competing among a group of mostly 12-year-olds. (eerrrrrg….. as if other 11-year-olds aren't big enough!!) They give trophies up to 10th place so he walked away with two, and was pretty pleased with himself!
His 4th grade science teacher who does the announcing at one of the pools in our league was the announcer for the trophy meet and he made a big deal out of Ben's name when he announced it both times and when he announced the results. Ben LOVES that. Mr. H is awesome! :)
As always the trophy meet was nerve-wracking for him, but when all said and done, a great experience that he was glad he participated in. Looking forward to doing it again next year!
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| 50m backstroke results |
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| 50-fly results |
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| Two trophies = awesome day! |
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| With Coach Doug. This guy is awesome. He's tough on them, for sure, but the kids love him. He has pushed Ben hard and gotten great results! |
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| With Doug and Asst. Coach Lindsay. Lindsay actually played field hockey in college, but got drafted to be Doug's assistant last summer and returned for another year. It was nice to have a familiar face as his assistant this year instead of someone new! She's super sweet! :) |
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