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Originally Posted by FaithS
DD18 has a 3-day swim meet this weekend. Will be her last swim club meet; has been swimming competetively since she was the age of 9.
She has not entered many meets the past couple of years. Due to back problems, teenage growing patterns/hormones, etc., she peaked athletically as a freshman, and has not been able to attain personal best times for about 3 years.
However, she swam faster today than she has for quite some time, and felt good about how she ended her club swimming "career". She swam that fastest times that her current coach has ever observed her swim; she felt good about that, too.
She plans to swim on the high school team for the spring season, and will likely not swim competetively after that is over.
On the one hand, it feels kind of like the end of an era, and somewhat sad, but, on the other hand, it is also a relief that we will no longer be putting time and $ into her swimming.
Today, as we often do, we brought out own bag chairs to the meet. My MS makes me less and less able to navigate bleachers, so it was nice that we were able to find an empty spot on the floor to put our chairs.
Several years ago, she had thought that she would probably like to swim in college, but she has now ruled that out. I expect, though, that she will continue to enjoy swimming laps to keep fit.
~ Faith
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It is sometimes hard when our children move from one phase to another.
My son recently suffered a life changing injury and is no longer Mr. Sports.
Our whole life has really changed as we used to have a game or more
every day. I feel for him and also have been feeling loss for myself.(I
cant really explain why) Good luck she sounds like a winner.
As for the nasty virus/cold/flu that is going around, yuck. We had
the stomach flu last week and this week a nasty virus. Im the last
one to get the cold and I feel like crud.
I had to grocery shop this
a.m. because we were out of everything.
I hadnt gone to the
store as everyone was sick.
So lugging two carts around at 7a.m. is not my idea of fun. But its all
put away and my dh took the little ones out and the older ones are
sleeping, so here I sit. AAHHHHH!
I hope everyone who is feeling under the weather starts to feel better
soon.
Have a nice Sunday all.
Soxmom