Gator's Swim Team

Noah is on the neighborhood swim team this year and loves it. He is perfectly suited for it. He gets excited to swim everyday and really loves to practice his strokes. Everyday we ride our bikes to the pool and I play at the park with Owen and Winston while he swims. He is so wiped out by the end of the day its all he can do to stay awake until 7:30. I guess he's in 'training'. He'll bike 1.5 mi rt and swim a total of about 100 m during practice. Perhaps I should add a run in there so he can do a mini triathlon eacy day. But he's the one asking each day if we can ride bikes.

Saturday was time trials to get ready for the meet next Saturday. He did so well, and I've never seen him so focused. During the freestyle race I could tell he was tired but he wouldn't grab the lane rope (his age group is allowed to touch the rope and catch their breath if necessary during the 25 m race). He just kept swimming and ended up coming in 1st in his heat. He even tried the backstoke which he only started learning this week. As he was waiting for the race to start, he was practicing his arms.

This is a perfect match for him, he gets to be part of a team but he can compete as an individual. He'll never be great at team sports like soccer or basketball, its too crowded and he gets intimidated but here he can really excell. He beamed with pride after each race and I can see his self-esteem getting higher. We'll be mighty Gators for years to come.

Getting ready for the 25 m freestyle race.

Coming into the finish of the 25 m backstroke.