Chris is an athlete! He loves to work out, get stronger, compete and be part of the team. Our 15-year-old, 6'1" Freshman has played football, Varsity Basketball and is now on to Varsity Swim... it has been quite a year!! Chris has been swimming since he was 1 year old, but hasn't competed in swim... that didn't stop him! His first meet was last week and he swam the 100 free, the 500 free (poor kid), and 2 relays. !
In the 100 free, yes, he came in last... out of 5... by 1 second... and was THRILLED! He was swimming against 4 seniors, many of whom are CIF level swimmers. His coach said he had never seen a freshman swim that well!!!
(It has to be the fact that both my Mom and I were on the swim team in high school... he has "fish" in his genes.) Then they put him in the 500 free... he was excited to swim another race... I asked if he had ever completed a full 500 during practice... he said, "Sure, Mom (he said with a proud smile), I just haven't done it without stopping for breaks..."
For those of you that don't swim, that is a 20 lap race... the long distance race, and it is painful! Chris came in last... he didn't stop for breaks, and he earned valuable points for the team. Anna cheered poolside for Chris during his 500 free, and really enjoyed herself, until she almost fell in. At the 2nd meet, Anna cheered from behind an adjoining fence... LOL!! We look forward to watching what Chris can do by the end of the season... he came in 2nd to last during this week's 100 free... WOOO HOOO!!!
Chris is an athlete! He loves to work out, get stronger, compete and be part of the team. Our 15-year-old, 6'1" Freshman has played football, Varsity Basketball and is now on to Varsity Swim... it has been quite a year!! Chris has been swimming since he was 1 year old, but hasn't competed in swim... that didn't stop him! His first meet was last week and he swam the 100 free, the 500 free (poor kid), and 2 relays. ! 
In the 100 free, yes, he came in last... out of 5... by 1 second... and was THRILLED! He was swimming against 4 seniors, many of whom are CIF level swimmers. His coach said he had never seen a freshman swim that well!!! 
(It has to be the fact that both my Mom and I were on the swim team in high school... he has "fish" in his genes.) Then they put him in the 500 free... he was excited to swim another race... I asked if he had ever completed a full 500 during practice... he said, "Sure, Mom (he said with a proud smile), I just haven't done it without stopping for breaks..." 
For those of you that don't swim, that is a 20 lap race... the long distance race, and it is painful! Chris came in last... he didn't stop for breaks, and he earned valuable points for the team. Anna cheered poolside for Chris during his 500 free, and really enjoyed herself, until she almost fell in. At the 2nd meet, Anna cheered from behind an adjoining fence... LOL!! We look forward to watching what Chris can do by the end of the season... he came in 2nd to last during this week's 100 free... WOOO HOOO!!!
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Tracey I love to read your stories :o) Those pics are great.You are going to make some awesome layouts with those.
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