Indiana University Natatorium, Indianapolis
Spencer and his teammates under their team banner
Spencer didn't quite make it in any of the individual events, but he was part of two relay teams, the 200m freestyle and 200m IM.
We left home around 9am and headed to Indy, as we were driving straight to the pool. After getting a quick bite at Subway, we made our way to the pool at the IU natatorium in Indy. Spencer was swimming the anchor leg of the 200m freestyle relay. The team did their warmups around 1pm and we figured Spencer wouldn't be swimming until around 3pm. So the wait began. He was having fun on the deck with his friends while we sat in the stands and stewed, waiting for his first "big" event since joining the swim team.
Finally, his heat was due up. Spencer was down at the one end with his teammate Cameron with Chandler and Jacob at the other end. The horn blared and they were off. The first leg went okay, then the second leg wasn't bad, but then Jacob in the third leg really poured it on. He touched and Spencer took off. He was smooth and looking good. He finally touched the wall and his team took 3rd place! After it was all said and done, Spencer swam his personal best in his 50m free, going 38.54 seconds! We were so proud. All the practices and long hours paid off. Take a look at the video below:
After the race finished up and Spencer got packed up, we headed to over to UT and AKK's house for dinner and lodging (thanks guys!). Spencer was in need of a haircut before even going to Indy, so we decided to do a little trimming Friday night. AKK got the clippers out and I gave Spencer his first mohawk!
Mohawk time!
A couple of mohawk wearin' dudes
No worries, Christine is taking him on Monday to get his hair back in order. But it was cool that he and his teammate shared this for their big weekend together.
After some good rest and a great breakfast, we headed back to the pool for day 2. It was basically a repeat of Friday, except Spencer was swimming the breast stroke portion of the 200m IM relay. Again, more waiting until his event which was about 3 hours after we got to the pool. It finally came up and the boys got ready. The race went off without any issues and they finished 5th in their heat. With this finish, they finished 13th overall for the boys 10 & under. It was a great job for all the boys. Here's the video of the 200m IM relay:
Spencer staying loose before the meet
We stuck around after Spencer's race to watch the other SWAC team compete in the 200m IM final. We knew they were good and it was going to be a great race. Holy cow, they did not disappoint! After a slow start, the guys got moving and ended up taking first place overall! It was one of the most exciting relays we've watched since joining SWAC. I ended up emailing it to the head coach of the SWAC program and he distributed it to all parents in an email update he sent out. Here's the video of that race:
Overall it was a great weekend. Now, the long course season is over and the kids have about 6 weeks off to get a little downtime before short course and school starts. We'll fill in some of the downtime with trips to the local Y for open swim, where both Syd and Spencer can get in some laps. Hopefully this will suffice until short course season!
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Great job, Spencer!!!
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