Awards Banquet

We attended our swim team awards banquet last night. It was a really nice evening. Both girls got trophies!

Madeline was awarded the third place point winner for her age group. She was so excited, and I was excited for her. She has worked so hard. So many of the kids on her team have been participating on swim team since they were three and four years old and swim and compete all winter long. Madeline could not even do a legal breaststroke until last summer. She was finished with third grade before she knew what butterfly was. Now, she loves to swim individual medleys, and insisted on staying to the end of every B meet, often past 9 o'clock in the evening, to swim one.  I am really proud of her hard work.

Sophie should get a giant trophy for the amount of time she has spent supporting her big sister at swim and dive meets, as well as for her own daily swims. Sophie loves her sleeping in time and her down time, so I was so pleased to see her swimming most days. Hour long practices are strenuous, especially for a seven year old. Way to go Sophie!!

Both girls have met so many friends in our neighborhood through swim team, which was my original goal in having them participate. I am so happy for both girls!