Summer Solstice Meet

This weekend was the Summer Solstice USA meet. It never fails that at this meet, you either freeze or fry. We got quite the mixture this time around. Hannah was scheduled to swim on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday but because of the terrible weather on Friday (the freeze part), the meet was cancelled. We did however, get to go long enough to set up the club's tents, and pay $8.00 to sit in the rain for two hours. When we returned Saturday morning, we found that one of the tents had been blown across the pool and the metal bars were snapped in half. We later heard that the Kalamazoo area had three confirmed tornadoes Friday night. (Thankfully we were spared any damage at our house.) The rain and wind finally stopped and we had 88 degrees and 85% humidity (this would be the fry) today. The missed events were divided between Saturday and Sunday and that made for quite a tiring schedule. Hannah swam the 200m I.M., 200m fly, 200m free, 100m fly, 100m back, 100m free, 400m free, and 50m fly. She did great and swam so strong. The coach was impressed with everyone's swims and was happy that after swimming so many hard events (especially in an outdoor pool) they all looked so good. Here's a few pictures of the weekend.

Jon, Evan, and Hannah huddled under Hannah's blanket. The girl's always tease Jon that he has a man crush on Evan. I think this look says it all.

Hannah and Kelin. It's tradition that I take their picture together every year at this meet. Kelin will be a senior this year and goes to the rival high school of Hannah's. They are so excited to get to finally swim high school together even if it's for different teams. Kelin has been a great support to Hannah for a few years. When she moved up to practicing with the senior group, Kelin welcomed her with open arms and made her feel so comfortable. They are also the "fly girls" as Kelin's mom has dubbed them. It has been great to see such a strong friendship develop between these girls.

The 50 fly.

The breast stroke leg of the 200m I.M.

freestyle