We are headed toward the end of the high school swim season. Faith had good races at the last regular season meet.
Click her to see her 200 IM.
Faith is 3rd from the bottom.
It might seem hard to understand why a swimmer can get so excited about the improvement in such tiny increments of time. But half a second (or less) in a race is an eternity and usually means the difference between several finishing places. Any improvement in time is cause for great celebration. Much more important than what place you get in the race
The following week was 6A Region 3 Championships. This is a very important meet for the swimmers. They taper for it-- meaning they really rest and fuel their bodies leading up to it. They somehow get their bodies into very tight (and very expensive) tech suits and they drop time like CRAZY! Generally, they don't improve on their times during the season, because they are working their bodies so hard. Then they finally give them a break and a little time to heal. It is so satisfying to see so much hard work pay off.
I don't recommend an arm wrestling contest with her. She's been able to beat me for years. Also, this happy face came just after a spectacular swim in the 100 butterfly, earning her a 2nd place finish. She also bested her PR by over 2 seconds.
She also dropped time and got 3rd in the 100 back.
This was quite the speedy little 4x100 freelay. They got first place!
She swam and medalled in all four races she was in. Next up will be highschool State Championships in a couple weeks.
Riverton girls were Region Champs! The boys were 2nd.
Coach Powers is pretty great!
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