The Bluegrass Marlins showed up at City Meet ready to swim! All of the kids did awesome, and we ended this meet as the Division AA City Meet Champions! Way to go Marlins!!!
Colby had a great City Meet. He got out of the water after his first race a little disappointed in his freestyle time, but he quickly made up for that with his backstroke. He cut almost 5 seconds off his fastest time. He then swam breaststroke for the first time ever, and his only goal was to not be disqualified. To our great surprise, he met this goal!! He finished out his races for the day by swimming the first leg of a freestyle relay, and he started his team off strong by swimming his entire 25 yards without taking a single breath!! Who would have dreamed that this kid, a kid that only functions on half of a heart, would be able to do this. He is a strong willed and determined kid that I have learned to never doubt. He may have to work 10 times harder and 10 times longer than other kids, but you better believe he will get there!
This season has been a tough one for Brody. He was never able to really get into his stride with his swimming, and his times have suffered because of that. His confidence just hasn't been there this summer, and it has been so hard as his mom to watch him go through this. I think that makes me even more proud of him, though. He never gave up, even when he was discouraged and down, and he maintained a good attitude (most of the time). I'm glad that he was able to end his summer with a good City Meet, cutting some time off of each event.
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