One Proud Mama!

Jordan had her first swim meet this past weekend and I couldn't be more proud of her.  She did great - even placing 13th out of 34 swimmers in the 50 Breast!  Plus, she was chosen by the coaches to swim the Breast-leg of the medley relay - and her team won their heat!

This was our first swim meet and everything was a little new to us.  What do we do?  Why do we have to be there at 7am, in the water for warm-ups?  What do we do in the gym while waiting for events?  (I suddenly have an urge to take up knitting or crocheting again, so I can have something to do.)  How do you know when to swim?  Oh, this is what concessions and hospitality is all about.  $7 for a heat sheet!  You've got to be kidding.

Chlorine!

Jordan did great - I'm sure she was nervous.  And she did get a little confused with the Heat and Lane numbers written on her arm, but after the first event, it all clicked.  I am so proud of her and got some good pictures too.  

It is a considerable investment of time though.  We had to be there at about 6:45am on Saturday morning and left about 10:30am.  Then, on Sunday, she had to be there at 7am and had to stay for the relay at about 12:15pm...  All in all, it's a time commitment.  It was refreshing to see that all of her practices paid off this past weekend.  If she was a reader, it would solve the problem of what to do while camping out in the gym awaiting the next event.  But, she's not.  She's more of a fidget-er.  :)  

The next meet is this coming weekend, and our Y is hosting it, so I actually have a volunteer job to do (which will alleviate the 'waiting around' issues)...  

Peace.