A hurricane delayed the Florida 2A State Swimming Meeting until the weekend of 19 November. It is an eight-hour drive to Stuart, so the team left Thursday after school. That morning, the team had a final practice and then went out to breakfast.
When school ended on Thursday, Bode came home, grabbed his gear, and then headed back up to the high-school, where he would rode with the team in a nice van. The Choctaw Athletic Director put together a nice sendoff for the team. Below is a picture of the five state-bound athletes.
Ashley followed the team van, and they all stopped for the night in Gainsville. The boys dressed alike the next morning for breakfast.
The team made it to Stuart and had an hour in the pool Friday night.
Saturday, the boys had their meet. Going in, we knew the state meet would be a fun meet for the boys, as they really had no chance of winning. They swam great, and got 18/21 in the medley relay and 20/21 in the freestyle relay (they qualified 20/21 and 21/21, so they improved!). Below are the races. First is the Medley relay. Bode swims third in this race.
Next is the 4 x 100 relay. Bode swims second in this relay.
Here is a shot of the results sheet. Note Bode swam a 52.97 for his leg, which is the fastest he has ever swum a 100-free.
We are very proud of the boys, and to reward them, they all went to Sea World following the meet. Stay tuned :-)
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