First Swim Meet

Saturday was the first swim meet of the season. As head referee for our local swim team, I get to watch almost every race. It was fun watching the little four year olds as they swam in their first swim meet. They give it everything they have and take it so seriously. They may not come in first place, but the fact that they are there and actually doing this makes it exciting. The sportsmanship shown by both teams this weekend was amazing and made me realize that though most of these kids will not be competitive above the local or state level, they truly have what it takes to be winners in life. My own two kids did an awesome job. Both of them improved on their times from last year and made me very proud. Looking forward to the next six weeks of swim meets.