Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Shameless Bragging


She was terrified she wouldn't do it, she worried herself to pieces. It's been a rough start to the swim season with her heart, BUT... today she qualified for the State Meet in the 50 free! Hooray! And she was so emotional she cried, which made me cry, but it's all good! Way to go Miss 15!!!

Those braces... they come off in one week! 2 down and one to go!

After looking closely at this picture I realized that anyone who doesn't have swimmers will think I am some dork and can't buy my daughter a decent swimsuit. So, here is an explanation: the suits (there are two of them!) that she is wearing are "practice suits." The girls tie them in various places after they are all stretched out and faded and unsuitable to wear, then they layer them, this produces more drag when they practice. The theory is that this helps them build a little more strength and then when they put on their (2 sizes too small, seriously!) racing suits, they will be that much faster. Personally I think the thought is a contest to see who can wear the most shredded swimsuit. If you think this is bad, you should see drag week when they put on holy tights and ripped t-shirts with their suits. Strange people those swimmers.

3 comments:

Ronica said...

Yay, Mademoiselle Quinze! Woo hooooooo!!!! Good for you! Rock on, B***g**girl!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to Miss 15!!!! We knew she could do it. :)

DeeAnn said...

We merfolk are not strange. It's all a matter of style. ;-)

Congrats to you Miss 15, U rock!!!!