Swim Meets 2012

The boys swam in 4 swim meets throughout the summer, as well as the Nashville City Swim Meet on July 13th.  They both showed growth and improvement with each meet, and we are very proud of them!!

June 12: Swim Meet 1 at Willoughby

Brody:  25 yard Freestyle 33.15 seconds / 2nd place

            25 yard Backstroke 1:03/ 8th place

            50 yard Mini IM 1:39/ 5th place 

            Relay Team 1st place

Colby swam with Coach Will as an exhibition swimmer.  

June 19: Swim Meet 2 against JCC

Brody: Freestyle 28.60/ 3rd place

           Backstroke 54.82 / 8th place

           Mini IM 1:38.58 / 6th place

           Relay Team 1st place

Colby swam with Coach Will again as an exhibition.

July 3: Swim Meet 3 at Fairvue

Brody: Freestyle 30.50 / 3rd place

           Backstroke 44.97 / 5th place

           Mini IM 1:39.43 / 5th place

           Relay Team 2nd place

Colby swam with Coach Will again, but he did much more of the swimming on his own.  He even jumped off the block at the start!!

July 10: Swim Meet 4 against Wildwood

Brody: Freestyle 28.40 / 4th place

           Backstroke 46.68 / 7th place

           Mini IM 1:25.69 / 3rd place

           Relay Team 1st place

Colby jumped in with no coach in the pool!!  He was very nervous about holding the rope when he needed to breathe, though, so Coach Will and Coach John jumped in.  He swam from Coach John to Coach Will down the pool and did incredible!  

July 13: City Swim Meet at Centennial Sportsplex

Brody: Freestyle 27.57 seconds / 29th out of 139 six and under boys...1 second improvement!

           Backstroke 35.24 seconds / 45th out of 128 six and under boys...12 second improvement!!

           Relay Team 3rd place 

We are so proud of Colby for trying to swim in City Meet!!!  He lined up and jumped in all by himself.  Once in the pool, though, he realized he couldn't get a good hold of the lane rope.  Luckily, Coach Will was right there by the pool to pull him out!  He still got his City Meet Medal for trying, and he was very happy about that!

I love looking at Brody's times and seeing how much he has improved!  It's crazy for me to think that last summer when he started swim team, he couldn't even swim the 25 yards without stopping 3 or 4 times.  Now, he is putting up some pretty impressive times!  He is such a hard worker and takes correction from his coaches so well, which has really paid off!!  At the 2011 city meet, he finished his freestyle in 41.74 seconds, so in one year, he has taken off over 14 seconds and really improved his form!!  At the 2011 city meet, he finished his backstroke in 46.9 seconds, so in one year, he has taken off over 11 seconds and drastically improved his form on this stroke!!  Brody still has one more year in the 6 and under division, and I think it will be a great summer for him!

When Colby started swim team this summer, he wasn't even jumping into the pool!  He would only play on the steps.  Now, we can't keep him out of the pool.  He loves to jump in, swim on the wall, and then do it all over again.  He will do it for as long as we stay in the pool with him.  I love seeing that he is a hard worker just like his big brother!  He is very self motivated and loves to learn and practice new skills.  I can't wait to see how he does next summer at the swim meets!