We are MARSHALL: Swim Take Over

As always the summer swim season take over our lives! We have five swimmers this year. Practices begin in May. With some colder weather we were a week late in starting. On Saturday, June 1st we had our Mock Meet--a practice meet to give new swimmers a chance to experience what it will be like. We got up and were at the pool early. It was cloudy and overcast, but we proceeded with warm ups. It sprinkled a little, but not bad. So we let the meet begin. We did a few heats and it began to sprinkle again. As long as the lifeguards can see the bottom of the pool, we can swim. On about the 5th heat, the rain began to really come down hard. We ran for cover. I had just sent one of my girls to the car for the umbrella. Me and another lady ran up to where there is a covering for the start of the blue water slide. When it didn't subside, we came down and took cover with everyone else under the Awnings at the pool. Then the lightening and thunder started. The meet was called. Later at home my son said with all the water building up in the backyard just out past the deck: "Apparently we could have held the mock meet at our house today."

Sidnie at practice on May 20th practicing her kick while holding onto the wall.

A happy practice!

The following Saturday, June 8th, we had our first meet of the season in Bryant. Then each Saturday in June there was another swim meet.

Sidnie swimming her first 25 yard kickboard event in a real meet. She wasn't happy about being in the water alone, but she did it!

Zack man waiting to start his 50 yard freestyle...

On his mark...

Kammie at the finish of one of her races...

Kammie swimming butterfly at the Bryant meet...

We took these pictures at our HOME meet on the 15th of June...

The girls with their temporary Marlin's tattoos.

(Maybe we should not have put them on their backs. Hindsight is 20/20.)

Up close...

The boys...

Zack on the left and Jordan (with the flag in her face) on the right were asked to help with the flags.

They swim across the pool and back while the National Anthem plays.
(They are supposed to stay together.)

Spencer ready for his freestyle...

Zack-a-roo

Not a bad shot of his dive!

Kam...

Spencer on Backstroke...

Zack on his flip turn...

Little Missy waiting for her turn...

Kam backstroke...

J's backstroke...

Kammie watching Sidnie as she gets ready to do her lap with a kickboard.

She wasn't sure she wanted to do it all by herself, but she did it in about 2 minutes.

Katsie girl who came to watch...

Spencer excited to buy a treat...

On June 13th, I did a cartwheel of the diving board. I didn't realize how close to the bottom I went and so when I kicked to come back up, I scrapped my foot on the bottom of the pool. OUCH!