Sissy joined the middle school swim team this year. She has been on a non-competitive team for a little while but the school team was a big change for us. She now had swim practice every weekday for 2 hours. And there was a 90% attendance policy. Whew.
Sissy was sore and tired at first but she built up her endurance and was looking like a Sissy torpedo by the end. I was impressed with her coach and the way he taught life skills in addition to swimming. He was strict but fair and Sissy respected him for it. She had a great season of growth. It was exciting to watch her.
Let me give you a glimpse of her improvement over the course of the season from beginning of the season to the end:
25 Freestyle: beginning: 22.75 ending: 19.89
50 Freestyle: beginning: 50.67 ending: 41.90
50 Backstroke: beginning: 52.37 ending: 47.91
50 Breaststroke: beginning: 55.90 ending: 47.18
It was fun to go to the meets and cheer her on. I loved seeing her confidence in the water grow. I was very proud. Sissy took practice seriously and never complained about going every night. And she especially enjoyed riding on the bus with the team to away meets.
After the final meet of the season, we celebrated with balloons.
