Today I was so proud of Shilo.
She had her first "official" swim meet since joining the Aces -- a competitive year-round team.
She's been on summer swim teams before, but this was much more intense.
She was so nervous before the meet started that she felt sick.
Bill and I could only give encouragement and remind her of the POWER of positive thinking.
Of course she was in the later heats, but she had to remember that she WAS at nearly the bottom of the age bracket.
Many of the girls in her events were 16 and 17 years old.
She had a few years to prove herself. Just getting through this first meet was a HUGE accomplishment.
She said she just wanted to finish. And not hold up the meet and make people WAIT for her.
The good news: SHE DID IT. She improved her time in every event.
She had her first "official" swim meet since joining the Aces -- a competitive year-round team.
She's been on summer swim teams before, but this was much more intense.
She was so nervous before the meet started that she felt sick.
Bill and I could only give encouragement and remind her of the POWER of positive thinking.
Of course she was in the later heats, but she had to remember that she WAS at nearly the bottom of the age bracket.
Many of the girls in her events were 16 and 17 years old.
She had a few years to prove herself. Just getting through this first meet was a HUGE accomplishment.
She said she just wanted to finish. And not hold up the meet and make people WAIT for her.
The good news: SHE DID IT. She improved her time in every event.
She was glad the meet went FAST... she had a birthday party to get to.
I think she's awesome.
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