Swim Meet

Emma participated in her second swim meet this past weekend. The meet was held at a hotel, which has the biggest pool on the island (at a mere 20 meters long, it is minisclue compared to the Olympic-sized pool Emma competed in last time). Emma swam in several events. She ended up with 4 ribbons:

1st place 20m breaststroke

1st place 40m backstroke

2nd place 40m breaststroke

3rd place 40m freestyle

Emma's favorite and best stroke is the breaststroke, and the coaches are amazed by how fast she goes. In fact, Emma wishes that she could only swim the breaststroke and skip the rest of the strokes. In the 40 meter breaststroke, Em did not dive out as fast or far as the top swimmer at the meet (a girl from Fiji who went home with 10-1st place ribbons) so she started the race a couple meters behind. Emma clearly was swimming a whole lot faster than her main competitor, but in the end, she just couldn't catch up to her so Emma was a bit disappointed with 2nd place in that race. It was such a close race that the two girls finished with less than a second difference between them.

It was a great meet. The kids worked really hard to get ready for it and they all swam their best. Unfortunately, swimming lessons and practices are coming to an end as the swimming association's funding has expired. Some of the parents are hoping to find a coach to hire so the kids can continue with their competitive swimming training.