Claire had a great first meet of the short course season this weekend! She took home a ribbon for 5th place in the 100 breaststroke and 6th place in 100 fly! She also cut 32 seconds on her 500 freestyle and is only one second shy of making a BB time! We are so proud of all of the effort she puts in at practice every day and how much drive she has to keep getting better. Her coach has all the kids keeping track of their times every meet on a chart and I think this really helps her to see her improvements. She continues to amaze us every day!
She allowed us a few pictures on Saturday. Today the only way I got one was by telling her I would buy her a candy to eat after the meet! She knows how to work it, that's for sure!
This was one of my favorite moments this weekend. Claire tends to hang out with Mom and Dad more than with teammates. Today she spent some of the time with other swimmers and it was fun to watch them all smiling and getting along together. Hope she continues to see the importance of building friendships with the kids she will be spending a huge amount of time with if she decides to stay in swim.
Love this! Jeff is giving Claire a little pep talk before her 500 freestyle. She definitely was soaking it in and put her skills to work!
