The Last Swim Meet of the Season

Today was Cameron's last chance to swim in a swim meet this season. He has felt too nervous to swim in a meet up until today. He still felt nervous, but he agreed to at least try the backstroke. Here he is hanging out in the heating area. I was working in heating and got to give him several pep talks. 

Next in the pool

He did it! And he did such a great job! He started out just kicking his little legs. All the coaches were cheering and yelling to him use his arms. He made it without stopping to hold onto the rope! We were so proud of him. Howie even rewarded him with a whole dollar! 

This was Nina's last meet as well since we are leaving for Virginia this week. She had a great season. She had so much growth from last season. This year she tried out new strokes and new events. Today was amazing. Coach Cookie challenged her to try out the individual medley and Nina accepted that challenge without blinking! We are also very proud of Nina and her accomplishments this year.