Victory
Our eldest swimmer and future Olympic hopeful (hopeful for us so we can snag college scholarships) swam really well today representing our new team, King Aquatics. King has been an extreme change for us, being quite a bit more competitive than our old team, as well as being ranked 5th in the United States.
So today, we went to the Pacific Northwest Short Course Championships and, he, along with his three 200-Free Relay team mates, came in FIRST overall. Wow! You could see the pride in Alec's face, just to have made it on the A relay, but then to win first...
So today, we went to the Pacific Northwest Short Course Championships and, he, along with his three 200-Free Relay team mates, came in FIRST overall. Wow! You could see the pride in Alec's face, just to have made it on the A relay, but then to win first...
What a difference a day makes. On Friday, he was talking about quitting. This win will be a great incentive to keep up the 2 hour practices (along with 1 hour commute) daily for him, plus the extra 1-1/4 hour hanging out at the club during his sister's practice. Some practices even require him to wake up at 4:50 AM-quite a challenge for a 10 year old--and his parents might I add.
In the end, I think with our eldest, academics and swimming come easily at first. It's when he has to work hard and practice hard that he starts to balk. Yup, he's definitely a lover of meets and winning and a hater of practice. He somehow thinks he can swim in the Olympics, but not practice. We hope he learns from swimming that nothing comes without hard work in life.
For us as parents, who plant our butts for hours everyday at practice, slog through commuter traffic, and pay ransoms for training fees, lost equipment, and meet entrances, it's a nice reminder that it's all worthwhile. Now, off to bed because we have another day of PNS Champs tomorrow... We're proud of you, honey-bunny! Kick butt, tomorrow!
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