First Swim Meet

Saturday was Erica's first official swim meet! We had to be at the pool at 6:45am for warm-ups and it was still dark outside! Erica swam in the 25m and 50m for her first time. I could not believe how incredibly fast she was in the water and she made it look effortless! Her coach says she has improved tremendously over the last month and Erica absolutely loves it. What I love most is the team spirit and the girls --- they range from 6th grade to seniors and the girls are incredibly mature, responsible and simply good kids. The good news? The Girls Team took first place out of all the schools competing AND they took first place for small school category!!! They had every right to be incredibly proud of their win -- they all swam very hard and looked great!!! And we were so proud of Erica! She has told us she loves swim team and hopes they continue in the spring!! A couple of teens told her at the meet when she was getting ready to swim, "Man, you are tiny!" As she got on the board, she told me later that she swam as hard and fast as she could just to prove to them that size doesn't matter!! You go GIRL!!! I was proud that she didn't take it to heart ...... Eat my BUBBLES!