Saturday was our swim team's big divisional meet where we swam against the 5 other teams in our division. We hosted it at our pool and expected over 600 swimmers, 1800 people overall. And it was the hottest day of the year! It was a long, long, long day to say the least, waking up at 5:30 am. The meet lasted from 8:30 to 4:00, which is late for us. Our dual meets are usually over by noon. Not only was the air hot, but the pool water was easily over 90 degrees. It really felt more like a hot tub. Not easy to swim in. The girls each faced some competition here. They had several swimmers with times very close to theirs. I think we might have had an edge having practiced in the "hot tub" for the last week though.
Regan's medley relay took a close second, but they have previously broken the team record held since 1993. Maddy's medley relay took first. Both girls freestyle relays took first, and both broke the team records. Regan took first in free, breast, and fly. Maddy took first in free, swimming a personal best of 16.09 for 25m, breast, and IM. They really racked up the points for the team, but overall we ended up placing 3rd in the division. We're ok with that because we really don't want to move up a division and swim against the giant teams that have nothing but year round swimmers.
It was a long day, which ended with mexican food, margaritas, and bed by 9. One more meet to go next weekend where the girls will face "NWAL's Best" swimmers from all over the gulf coast of Texas. A few of their strokes are barely qualified, but they are in there pretty good for the others. We'll see how they rise to the challenge!
