Brennan took on his very first swim at his very first meet, racing in the 25 meter freestyle. He handled it like a champ. (You know him by the choice of color in googles. Orange. Of course.) The parents like to refer to Brennan's age group, the youngest swimmers at the meet, as the controlled drowning group. There is something undeniably sweet in watching these tiny children get up and give it their all as they struggle to make it across the pool.
At the first meet for the season, Aidan swam in an impressive four events - freestyle, back stroke and two relays. He has come a long way from the crazy, crying kid refusing to put even a toe in the water.
Brennan was scheduled to swim in two events - freestyle and a relay. After he finished, he sat down beside me and snuggled into a towel to watch the next heat of his age group's relay. One of his coaches ran up to Brennan in a panic, grabbed him and said, "Brennan! We need you to swim again! Can you come with me?"
Calm and collected, Brennan ran off with the coach and with barely seconds to go, got himself into position as his relay partner touched the wall. Off he went, swimming another lap in his second relay. I ran next to the pool cheering him on, overwhelmed by how easily he had adapted and how willing he was to dive right in.
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