Meigs swam against Liza Jackson yesterday. They are a pretty big team, but they only beat the Meigs boy's team by 20 points, which is very impressive considering Meigs had a number of DQs. Bode swam amazingly well. His first event was the 200 medley relay. He swam the butterfly leg. Note how far behind Bode is when he starts, but if you watch until he finishes, you will see he finishes at exactly the same time as the kid next to him.
His next event was the 50-fly. The boy next to him in lane four is a friend of Bode's and he told Bode that he was going to beat him. I think Madden was joking and trying to get into Bode's head, because he knew going in that Bode was faster. Still, it was a very exciting race.His fly-time was 29:81, which I think is quite fast. He's really improved this past season. His third event was the 50-free. I thought the boy next to Bode is lane four was going to beat Bode, just by looking at the kid's physique (leaner than Bode, a little more muscle definition), but our little dolphin swam like a shark closing in on his prey and finished in personal-best time of 27:28.
Bode also swam in the 200-freestyle relay. His team was up by a good bit going into the anchor leg (Bode swam lead-off), but the boy on Bode's team lost his goggles when he dove in, which really slowed him down. Liza won by only two seconds. Oh well--it was a very exciting race. Before the meet, Bode even posed for a picture with Ashley.
After the meet, Bode's dinner was a giant sub from Jersey Mikes. I'm still amazed at how much he eats.
Today, I worked in the garden and the yard. My peas are coming in nicely...
The corn is starting to grow...
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