2017 DSSL Championships

The kids ended their swim season at the Dallas Summer Swimming League Championships.  It was a long day.  The girls swam in the morning, and the boys were in the afternoon. 

Annabelle's results were as follows:

4th place: Freestyle Relay

7th place: 25yd Freestyle

17th place: 25yd Backstroke

DQ (wiping out 2nd place): 25yd Breast stroke

Here's the video of Annabelle's 25yd Freestyle race.

The breast stroke DQ was so frustrating.  She was DQ'd for taking her hands below her hips...I know I'm a biased mother, but that seems harsh to DQ a 5 year old on such a technicality.  Out of all of the 6 and under girls competing in the 25yd breast stroke, only 1 girl, who happened to finish first, did not get disqualified.  Here's the video of Annabelle's breast stroke race.  She's in the lane on the far left.

 

A picture of Annabelle during her breast stroke race.

 

Annabelle and her friend Meaghan Musgrave playing in between the girls and boys meets.

 

The cutoff for swim team competition divisions is your age as of May 1st, so Caden was 1 week too old to be competing in the 6 and under; therefore, most likely the youngest in his 8 and under category.  He really did outstanding, and he just loves to swim.  Caden's results were as follows:

4th place: Freestyle relay

5th place: 25yd Freestyle

DQ (wiping out 2nd place): 25yd Butterfly

2nd place: Medley Relay

 

Caden and his friend Parker Musgrave, and a few other teammates lounging, waiting for their turn to race.

 

Here's a video of Caden's freestyle race.  He's in the middle.  He finished 2nd, possibly 3rd, in this heat, and then finished 5th overall. 

 

 

Here's a video of Caden's Butterfly leg of the Medley relay.  He took the lead on the relay, but unfortunately, another team ended up barely overtaking his team during the last leg.

 

Their team, the DAC Dolfins, won the meet.  The kids got a medal at the end of season social.  Here's a picture of the kids that attended the social.

 

Caden and Annabelle with their medals on. 

 

And a pic with the championship trophy. 

 

They had a slide show during the party.  Here's a picture from the slideshow of Caden at the start of the 25 yd Freestyle race at the DAC swim meet. 

 

A great shot of a bunch of the 6 and under girls lined up waiting for the DAC meet to start.  Annabelle is in the middle.