Swim Team

Tessa was absolutely awesome at swim team this year.  Looks like those private lessons over the winter really paid off.  She swam with the guppies, the youngest age group of swimmers on our neighborhood swim team.  The bonus of being a guppy is that they have their own swim meets which usually last less than one hour.  Tessa's best stroke is freestyle although her backstroke is not bad.  She doesn't like the kick board, that is her slowest event, but she always has fun with noodle relays.  This is video of her very first meet.  She liked freestyle so much that she swam it again.  That is the beauty of guppy meets, the official was like "sure you can swim again in another heat!"  Go for it my little mermaid!         

All of the kids get ribbons, of course, but Tessa did actually win a few of her heats of freestyle. 

While Tessa could still swim with the guppies next summer, her coaches tell me she is so good that she should join the regular swim team next year.  I'm so proud of my little swimmer!