Swim-A-Thon Sponsorship - Want an ornament?

We would really appreciate it you would consider sponsoring Victoria in her upcoming Swim-A-Thon. We have a couple months to collect sponsors - It will be held on Saturday, April 17th, 2010. The swim team needs to raise money to resurface their pool this August.

Last year Victoria swam 100 laps; the maximum they are allowed to swim is 200 laps. You can sponsor her on a per-lap basis (.10 a lap would be $10 if she swam 100 again, .25 a lap is $25, etc.), or you can make a flat donation to her sponsorship.

I would like to thank the folks who do sponsor my daughter, too. Everyone who sponsors her will get their name written on a slip of paper and I will put it in a bowl and have Victoria draw a name. That person gets to pick any ornament from the 2009 Just Cross-Stitch Ornament issue and I will stitch and finish it for you as my gift. See pictures of the ornaments at http://anitas-stitching-addiction.blogspot.com/2009/09/pictures-of-2009-just-cross-stitch.html Alternatively, I can stitch a whitework ornament for you of my own design. If you don’t want a stitched ornament from me, that’s ok, too, you can still sponsor her!

Donations are tax deductible as our swim team is a registered non-profit.

Please e-mail me at me@summerlouise.com or send me a message if you would like to sponsor her and I will send you the information.

Thank you! Summer

Swim Meet - Spring Grand Pentathlon

Saturday the 21st Victoria had a swim meet up in Marysville. She'd been sick all week so we thought she would be slower. Anyway, here are her times from that meet.

Event Time

8 & U 25 Y Freestyle 28:21 *new fast time*
8 & U 25 Y Backstroke 29:64 *new fast time*
8 & U 25 Y Breaststroke (DQ'ed)
8 & U 25 Y Butterfly (DQ'ed)
10 & U 100 Y Individual Medley (DQ'ed)

You can see she gave it her all and then was too tired and got sloppy with strokes, thus disqualifying. She's funny, though. No one has told her what the arm raise means so she just swims her little heart out. Then asks for more peanut butter crackers. :)

Swim meet...

Today was Victoria's very first swim meet. She had a very fun time and did great - no false starts!

I want to have an easy way to track her progress so I'm posting her times. Don't consider this bragging - I have no idea what's good or bad and the important thing is that she learns to swim. :) These are the times she said the timer gave - I think I'll be able to see the actual times on the website in a couple days and will update then.

Event Time (if have) Place
8 & U 25 Y Freestyle 30.10 6
10 & U 200 Y Freestyle Relay 3:46:92
8 & U 25 Y Butterfly 33:37 34.38 2
10 & U 50 Y Freestyle 1:09.44
8 & U 25 Y Backstroke 35:44??? (DQ'ed)
8 & U 25 Y Breaststroke 35:59 (DQ'ed)

I, myself, and wiped out. The meet was in Bellingham and it was crowded and loud. It was fun, though, I do have a headache now. Probably from the chlorine smell and the noise. We went to Famous Dave's for dinner and it wasn't as good as I remembered the Milwaukee one being.

Tomorrow is gymnastics and more swimming. Brad's turn to take her!

Victoria and Swim Team...

I mentioned a while ago that Victoria has been looking forward to being on swim team. She's been swimming for several years now and after a try out made it onto the team. It's a big team - over 100 kids - but she's in a group with other children her age. She's excited to be with some of her old friends and it's good that she's working out another day a week. The kid is never tired.

Anyway, with the joining of the team, she received a set of new workout clothes which I machine embroidered with her name. The majority of the kids get theirs embroidered as apparently it keeps down on the theft (!) so it was nice I was able to do it myself.

The other side of the jacket says the name of the team but it is covered for privacy reasons.