Lindon Swim Meet

Lincoln backstroke

Ivan backstroke

Adelia backstroke

Linc swam breaststroke in the 400 Medley relay. His team got 3rd.

Ivan swam freestyle in the 400 Medley Relay. His team got 2nd

I love that they read during their downtime at the meet.

The kids all did well on their races. We had to leave early to hit a baptism for a cousin, so they didn't get to swim breaststroke. Ivan won his heat in both backstroke and freestyle, and Linc got 2nd in the IM. We won't know the rest of the results until Monday or Tuesday.

Riverside Swim Meet

Adelia Backstroke

Adelia breaststroke. She placed 4th in freestyle and 4th place in breaststroke.

Ivan backstroke

Ivan won his heat in backstroke and breaststroke. Overall he got 4th in backstroke and 1st in breaststroke.

Linc thought he was hilarious sitting in the bullpen and using his goggles to reflect the sun into my eyes.

Linc placed 2nd in breaststroke, 2nd in the IM, and 3rd in backstroke

That's a Wrap!

The County swim meets were held this week. They divide it up into three tiers, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. You are put into a tier based on what your fastest times were in certain events at the earlier city meets. Ivan qualified to swim freestyle and backstroke at the Bronze level meet. Lincoln qualified to swim freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke at the Gold level meet.

Ivan's meet was on Wednesday at the Springville pool. He did awesome and took 2nd place in backstroke and 3rd place in freestyle. I am so proud of him for how much he's improved this season.

Lincoln's meet was on Saturday at the Spanish Fork pool, and it was hotter than Hades. I seriously thought I was going to melt my pregnant self into the concrete. Luckily, Linc didn't seem bothered by it. He did awesome and took 2nd place in the breaststroke, 8th place in backstroke, and 16th place in freestyle. Even though he didn't qualify to swim it at the county meet, I am proud of  him for trying out a new, hard race, the IM, this year, and for choosing to dive off the blocks at the start like a real swimmer, instead of just off the edge of the pool. Doing new things can be scary, but it also makes you the better for it. It was a great season for both of my little Swan swimmers!

Swan Swimmers: Lehi and Spanish Fork Meets

Springville Seals Swim Team 2016. I think my boys are somewhere in the first two rows, but it's hard to tell.

Ribbons from the Lehi Meet.

Swim season is going well so far. We've been to two meets, one in Lehi and one in Spanish Fork. It's a lot of fun being a second year parent and having more of a clue about what's going on. :) I feel like last year, I used all my mental capacity just trying to figure out when Linc swan which races, and getting him to the bull-pen in time.

This year is going better. I already know that stuff, so I've been able to figure out the next stage of things. Times. At each swim meet they post sheets for each race, telling you which event number, heat, and lane you are. And then, if they have a previous time recorded for you, they'll tell you what your best previous time was in your event. That's how they determine which lane you'll be swimming in. And then at the end of the meet, they'll post another sheet with each event number and list the places and times of each swimmer in the race. AND IT'S FUN, because if you can know your previous time, and the time you swam in this meet,  you can see if you are getting better or not. :) It also gives you a way to know how to compete with yourself. Ok, let's be honest, my kids don't really care that much. But I am having a blast with the numbers.

Lincoln's best times from last year:
Freestyle: 35.01
Backstroke: 31.12
Breaststroke: 34.23

Lincoln's Lehi meet times:
Freestyle: 28.66 - 8th place
Backstroke: 27.66 - 4th place
Breaststroke: 30.17 - 1st place

Lincoln's Spanish Fork Meet times:
Backstroke: 26.15 - 2nd place
IM: 2.22.38 - 1st place (his first time competing this stroke, he was the only one in his age group)
Breaststroke: 31.25 - 1st place

Since this is Ivan's first year, he doesn't have times from last year. But his times for this year:

Ivan's Lehi meet times:
Freestyle: 31.55 - 11th place
Backstroke: 30.67 - 5th place
Breaststroke: 45.23 - DQed for alternating his kick

Ivan's Spanish Fork Meet times:
Freestyle: 34.68 - 15th place
Backstroke: 35.68 - 11th place
Breaststroke: DQed - for alternating his kick

Lincoln and Ivan also swim in the same age group, 7-8 year old boys, so even though the places don't show it that much, Ivan is actually doing really well. He's beating a lot of Lincoln's times from last year. So that's awesome. And that's another reason why I like looking at the times instead of the places.

The Lehi meet was indoors, and the lighting was terrible for pictures, so I didn't take any. But Spanish Fork is outdoor, so I took lots to make up for the lack the week before. :)

Lined up in the bull-pen waiting their turn for backstroke.

Ivan waiting for the buzzer that will start his breaststroke race.

Lincoln swimming the freestyle portion of his IM.

Ivan diving in. 

Breaststroke is probably Linc's best event so far.

Awesome picture of Ivan's breaststroke. I love his Spiderman swim cap, it makes him easy to spot.

Linc off the blocks in his first ever IM race!

Aaron brought the little kids to the meet in time to see Lincoln's IM and Lincoln and Ivan's breaststroke races. Then he left and took the girls grocery shopping. I took the boys to 7-11 to celebrate a successful swim meet with Slurpees.