{Last Chance} Meet

For all the 'hard core' swimmers, Saturday was their last chance to get qualifying times for winter championships...

...so I signed Tanner up.

Not because he is going to winter champs (although he qualifies because he's under 8 - not because he has fast times.  LOL!), but because it was a close meet and he needs the experience.  And Ritalin.    He used more energy bouncing off the walls than what comes in a can of pure caffeine.  I wish I could bottle his energy and give it to him RIGHT before he swims...or when I have a big project to work on.

That's Tanner...in case you couldn't figure that out. 

Checking the Heat Sheet for the next swim...

Oh, look!  An arm out of the water!  LOL!  

My mom has been doing this 'swim meet' thing for TWENTY YEARS.
I kid you not...I started swimming when I was 8.
...so yeah.  She's the REAL CHAMPION here. 

Check out the ages of these boys he's up against...10-16-5-15-10
He rocked it.  And brought up the rear!!!  

My baby sister - Deseret.  She qualified in the 100 Breaststroke for Winter Championships!  WAHOO!

25 Backstroke
Seeded at 1:22.73 - Final Time was 51.61 !!!  Took off 31 seconds! Placed 6th out of 9.

50 Freestyle
Seeded at 2:12.63 - Final Time was 2:14.41.  Added 2 seconds.  Placed 6th out of 8.

25 Freestyle
Seeded at 1:00.28 - Final Time was 57.92 !!!  Took off 2.5 seconds!  Placed 6th out of 9.

50 Backstroke
Seeded at 1:46.00 - Final Time was 1:53.69.  Added 7-ish secondes.  Placed 3rd out of 5.

No DQ's for this little guy!!!  Although we REALLY need to work on listening skills....the added time on the 50's was because he didn't listen when I told him ninety-two times to go "down & back", and instead waited at the wall trying to figure it out.  Good things he's got a few years to do so.