Regional Champs Day 3

Bode had one more day of racing. We were worried he might be tired from the last two days, but he proved us wrong. His first event was the fifty freestyle. He qualified seeded 11th, meaning he wasn't in the fast heat. He won his heat (below) and swam a 24.07, which was good enough for 4th overall!

After the race, Bode always talks to Coach Brad (the Papa-Smurf looking fellow).

He was also nice enough to stop for a picture with his old man.

Bode had about an hour's rest before his next event, the 100-freestyle. He came in swimming in lane 10, seeded 10th. Little man was like a torpedo, finishing in 52.67 and 5th place overall. I took a decent picture of Bode on the blocks.

Below is the movie of the whole swim.

Bode didn't realize he was also swimming the butterfly leg of the 4 x 100 medley relay. He had about seven minutes rest, and he thought he was going to drown :-) However, like a trooper, he swam an amazing 56.88 leg (even faster than his PR in the 100-fly yesterday!), and the team won the event. I tried to take some pictures of him in action, but I only got one semi-decent shot.

Below is the movie of Bode's leg of the race.

We are very proud of all that Bode accomplished this weekend. He had six individual races; in each event, he swam a personal best. I asked him if he was going to take tomorrow off from practice; he said he won't get any better if he did that :-) Gotta admire his dedication. Pleasant week to all!