Mia's 1st Swim Meet - "Icee Meet"

Mia had her first swim meet yesterday. She did GREAT!! She swam 25 meters (1 way across an olympic sized pool) four times each time doing a different stroke. She received 4 ribbons for her efforts and her swim times were all under 2 minutes and 15 seconds! AWESOME JOB!!

Here she is on her mark waiting for the horn to sound on her first swim....Freestyle, 25 meters, she swam it in 1:23 minutes (1 minute, 23 seconds). Her second swim was the Breast stroke, 25 meters, and swam it in 1:45 minutes. Her third swim was the Back Stroke, 25 meters, and swam it in 2:01 minutes. Her fourth and last swim was the Fly, 25 meters and swam it in 2:14 minutes.

Even though the kids were timed they were not competing against each other. Everyone was a winner. Coach CeCe times the kids so that she can compare their times at each meet to see their progress.


She's in about 10 feet of water WITHOUT her noodle!!I begged her to use a noodle, which she reluctantly did, so that she wouldn't wear herself out. She was swimming 100 meters total. The day before the meet she swam 75 meters without a noodle and was wore out on her last swim.


Here she is finishing one of her meets. She had to learn to touch the wall in order for the clock to stop and her meet to be complete. AND, here's the "STAR SWIMMER" with 1 of her 4 ribbons. Every child that completed his/her swim was awarded with a ribbon for each stroke.
Mia's Nanny Laurie came to see her swim. I didn't tell Mia so she would be surprised.
All the swimmers with their Icee's and Coach CeCe giving a final talk about their first meet and what to expect for the next one. She also congratulated each swimmer for a job well done.
Cracking up with Nanny while we waited for our food from the Cafe. She was worn out and fell asleep within 5 minutes after hitting her pillow.