Cool Things Your Kids Do! - Page 12

monster · 06-26-2009, 11:50 PM

New swim/dive season, second dive meet, all three took first place in their age/gender category. No outside competition (other team is swim only), but each beat at least two others

Aliantha · 06-26-2009, 11:55 PM

Good stuff!

monster · 07-21-2009, 08:02 PM

And all of a sudden it's Swim/Dive Championships week again. Hector dropped 9 seconds (1:39 to 1:31) -that's 8%! in his 100y individual medley and took 11th place out of 34 -he was seeded 16th. top 16 score points for the team. His medley relay was also 11th.

monster · 07-22-2009, 08:00 PM

I was surprised to learn that hector's free relay also scored (we had to leave before results were posted to get to hebe's dive)

and then today....

teeny-weeny cutesy 7yo Thor, who took a whole minute off his 3 minute 100free time on Saturday, not only repeated that swim but shaved off another 2 seconds and took 16th (which is the last scoring place) and beat out a fair few 8-year-olds. Finally he has mastered the freestyle. both of his relays placed too. he was DQd in the breaststroke, though, -as were 50% of the starters

Shawnee123 · 07-22-2009, 08:35 PM

Future Olympians, perhaps? Bravo Hector and Thor!

Um, but, what is DQ'd? Oh, disqualified...right? Why?

monster · 07-22-2009, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Future Olympians, perhaps? Bravo Hector and Thor!

Um, but, what is DQ'd? Oh, disqualified...right? Why?

dunno yet. probably illegal kick.

makes it sound like a martial art, huh?

Hebe swims and hector dives tomorrow

ZenGum · 07-22-2009, 08:36 PM

Steroids.

Shawnee123 · 07-22-2009, 08:39 PM

Don't make them swim over there and kick your ass, Zen.

Aliantha · 07-22-2009, 10:17 PM

In breast stroke don't they have to touch the wall with two hands as with butterfly? I know that's how heaps of kids got disqualified at my boys latest swimming comp.

monster · 07-22-2009, 10:54 PM

yup. but thor did, so his DQ was something else. Like his kick. because he finds a flutter kick faster

Aliantha · 07-22-2009, 10:55 PM

You're not allowed to make a splash with your feet in breast stroke either. Not even a little one! Maybe that was it?

That would seem pretty tough for little kids though.

monster · 07-23-2009, 04:27 PM

unlikely, given his kick but you're right, no splash allowed. my money's on the flutter kick though. It's not a biggie and not a suprise.

Hebe got 7th in the breaststroke (out of about 70) and she only just moved up into the age group

Griff · 07-28-2009, 01:13 PM

Hoorah!
Lil'Pete won the junior women's and women's events at the Keystone Games over the weekend. Two gold shineys for her!

dar512 · 07-28-2009, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

Hoorah!
Lil'Pete won the junior women's and women's events at the Keystone Games over the weekend. Two gold shineys for her!

Excellent!

Griff · 07-30-2009, 01:40 PM

pic of the champ

06-26-2009, 11:50 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	New swim/dive season, second dive meet, all three took first place in their age/gender category. No outside competition (other team is swim only), but each beat at least two others __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-26-2009, 11:55 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Good stuff! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-21-2009, 08:02 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	And all of a sudden it's Swim/Dive Championships week again. Hector dropped 9 seconds (1:39 to 1:31) -that's 8%! in his 100y individual medley and took 11th place out of 34 -he was seeded 16th. top 16 score points for the team. His medley relay was also 11th. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-22-2009, 08:00 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I was surprised to learn that hector's free relay also scored (we had to leave before results were posted to get to hebe's dive) and then today.... teeny-weeny cutesy 7yo Thor, who took a whole minute off his 3 minute 100free time on Saturday, not only repeated that swim but shaved off another 2 seconds and took 16th (which is the last scoring place) and beat out a fair few 8-year-olds. Finally he has mastered the freestyle. both of his relays placed too. he was DQd in the breaststroke, though, -as were 50% of the starters __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-22-2009, 08:35 PM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Future Olympians, perhaps? Bravo Hector and Thor! Um, but, what is DQ'd? Oh, disqualified...right? Why? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-22-2009, 08:36 PM	#7
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Steroids. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-22-2009, 08:39 PM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Don't make them swim over there and kick your ass, Zen. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-22-2009, 10:17 PM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	In breast stroke don't they have to touch the wall with two hands as with butterfly? I know that's how heaps of kids got disqualified at my boys latest swimming comp. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-22-2009, 10:54 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	yup. but thor did, so his DQ was something else. Like his kick. because he finds a flutter kick faster __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-22-2009, 10:55 PM	#11
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	You're not allowed to make a splash with your feet in breast stroke either. Not even a little one! Maybe that was it? That would seem pretty tough for little kids though. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-23-2009, 04:27 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	unlikely, given his kick but you're right, no splash allowed. my money's on the flutter kick though. It's not a biggie and not a suprise. Hebe got 7th in the breaststroke (out of about 70) and she only just moved up into the age group __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-28-2009, 01:13 PM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Hoorah! Lil'Pete won the junior women's and women's events at the Keystone Games over the weekend. Two gold shineys for her! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-30-2009, 01:40 PM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	pic of the champ Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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