Championship swim season is over and we are ready for some 'dry land'!
We had another great year with the Walnut Creek Dolphins.
Claire and Ella both had a great swim season.
They swam well, improved throughout the year, and
continued to have fun with their friends and teammates!
Claire moved up to the 11-12 age group, and although it is a
very difficult age group, she really held her own.
She came very close to qualifying for both state and regionals,
but missed the cut for both. We are confident she'll make a
return to both events next year.
Ella is at the top of the 8 and under age group and
really enjoyed a very successful year!
She qualified for both state and regionals and had
a lot of fun at both major events.
Ella continues to swim the breaststroke, but also
qualified in back and the individual medley.
It was very fun to live vicariously through
her many wins this year!
The girls team like to dress up for the Parade of Athletes at State.
They all looked great!
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| Walnut Creek Dolphins Girls State Team |
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| Lots of waiting around.... |
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| Aves is a swim team holding area pro! |
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| Ella had a fantastic state meet, beating all of her times! Avery was very happy for her! |
This year we went to the Y Regionals in St. Paul, Minn.
It was a ton of fun, especially staying with Uncle Dean and Aunt Rachel.
Beside 2 great days of swimming, we go to play with our
cousins, and even had an extra day of fun thanks to a snow storm!
The Y meet is very big and I'm so proud of our brave Ella.
There are a lot of swimmers there and parents are not
allowed on deck, they even post someone at the door to stop us
(I managed to sneak by once each day to check on my baby!)
Despite the huge venue, high-stakes racing, and forced independence,
Ella had a great time and again beat most of her times.
Very proud of her!!
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| Ella waiting for her turn on the blocks! |
I had a great video of her swimming, and winning her heat of the
50 breast. (Ultimately came in 11th in the region)
I can't seem to get it to upload, but hopefully I'll figure it
out one of these days!
