Just keep swimming, just keep swimming . . .

We are absolutely consumed by swimming these days. Two more weeks until Regionals!

Thursday night the kids had a meet here at Knox. Here is Annabelle's 50-yard freestyle:



and Mike's 100-yard breaststroke:



That kid to Mike's left (your right) is somewhat of a god in local swimming circles. At the beginning of the season, he and Mike didn't even swim in the same heats, let alone in side-by-side lanes. So it's really remarkable to see Mike giving him a run swim for his money!

Thursday night was Senior Night, where we honored our graduating swimmers. We had some flowers, and one of the moms made really nice shadow boxes for them:



I snapped a shot of Mike and Annabelle while they were hanging out waiting for their races:



I also got a picture of Annabelle with her friend Katie, who you might remember from the Case of Mistaken Identity:



Here's a picture I snagged from the breaststroke video:



Anybody but me see shades of Edvard Muench there?

Saturday we went up to Louisville for the Brown Bear Sprint at Shawnee High School. This was a fun, relaxed meet. Mike swam the 100-yard IM for the first time in competition:



And Annabelle participated in a most unusual relay:



It's called the corkscrew, and personally I would like to see it added to the lineup for the summer Olympics!