Swim Team

Look of determination...

Riley's backstroke

nice jump

So cute!

This summer the three older kids signed up for swim team and it was great (for all of us). Paige and Riley along with a group of other kids rode there bikes the 2 miles each way to and from swim team every morning. They were in back to back classes so they just waited for each other. It was great for me...they were up and out of the house by 6:45 and home by 9. They loved the independence of riding by themselves and I loved the fact that I didn't have to drop off and pick up 5 times each morning. I dropped Hayley off a bit later for her group. Riley and Paige also decided this year to do some of the meets....they did great and we have a whole new appreciation for the world of competitive swimming (it is SERIOUS). They did preliminaries which is where they try to qualify in 3 strokes that they choose for championships. They choose the top 16 kids from all of the schools in Gilbert to compete. Riley qualified in backstroke, freestyle and IM. Paige qualified in freestyle, backstroke and was DQ from breast stroke (Ryan admits that he might have told her to do the wrong kick...hopefully she won't hate him forever). They both did great at championships.