If swimming were easy, it'd be football.

Most of the swimmers write some form of a message on their body. Some say, EAT MY BUBBLES. Some say, I EAT CHLORINE FOR BREAKFAST. I thought long and hard before I came up with Sam's message for today.

He fell on his way to the ready bench (and again later off of the starting block) and a lady stopped me and said, "You're the miracle kid's mom, right? Well, he just fell down, but I think he's okay because he kept going." That's our Sammy. He just gets up and keeps on going. Sam worked his hardest and did a great job for a first year swimmer. He placed last in each event, but it's all about the exposure at this point, right? He had a blast and didn't injure himself too badly when he fell off of the starting blocks before the 25m freestyle heat; however, it did embarrass him a little to have to stop the meet. He continued on and gave it 110%. He's such a cool kid! He had no idea he placed last each time and even thought he placed third once. Haha. I was so busy getting him from Point A to Point B that I didn't think to video him! Then again, my camera battery might not have lasted that long. AHHAA!
Jack did awesome today! He came in 1st or 2nd in all of his heats and placed in the Top 10 of all the events in his age division. Last year his times improved about 3-4 seconds over the course of the swim season. If the same thing happens this year, he'll be in the Top 3 EASILY. We're just happy that he loves what he is doing! I'm attempting to upload some videos. During the breast stroke, Jack's goggles got dislodged. He continued on and finished second in his heat despite the wardrobe malfunction. There was a time that would've reduced him to tears! My, my, we've come a long way! We had to leave Jack at the meet to ride home with another family (thanks Potts family) due to the meet running long and DaddyP being late for an evening wedding. We left the Flip with them, and Mrs. Potts recorded the moment for us! We're looking forward to a super year! If you get a message saying the video is unavailable, just check back later.