First Home Wednesday Meet a Success

We couldn't ask for better weather lately for our meets and last night was no exception. Many kids swam best times at our first home Wednesday night meet. Some crunch performances were turned in by Sophie Weiland, Nicholas Arnold, Crystal Jung, Anna Rose Nowaskey, Julia Mamana, Maria Poulos, Ryan McFeeters, Aaron Kassman, and the Spangenberg sisters. Congratulations to everyone who raced well and did a best time. In practice we will concentrate on different aspects of breaststroke. A few points for kids to remember are: the arms cannot pull past the hips, only breast kick is allowed , finish the race by touching the wall with 2 hands, and you are allowed only 1 pull and 1 kick on the pull-out at the start of the race. The head needs to break the water before the second pull is complete.

We have a close meet coming up this weekend against Merrimack Park. I figure the meet to be within 20 points. Whether we win or lose,remember that doing your best is all that really counts. What does doing your best mean? It means concentrating on the entire race: having a good streamline on your start, racing the person next you, and having a strong finish. That's all you can really do and you will probably end up with a best time!

See you at the pool,

Brian