Our Little Swimmers

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Jackson's Take Off


Kate's Take Off

Jackson and Kate swam on the Barracuda swim team at our local swim/tennis club in Atlanta this summer. It is unbelievable to think that a year and a half-ago neither one of them would put their faces in the water! Kate was the youngest swimmer on the team (still being 3 when the season started) but she was a trooper. While she may not have set any pool records she certainly set a few Hansen family records not the least of which being the youngest child to swim freestyle and backstroke. Jackson, however, did set a few records and wowed the coaches. Although he is by age a 6-U, he was asked to practice with the 8-U kids after the very first practice. That is a much tougher workout but he did fantastic. At the county swim meet finals Jackson's freestyle relay team took 3rd place. He also took 4th place for the individual backstroke and 10th place for freestyle. While these are wondeful accomplishments he and his parents were most proud of another award. At the swim team banquet he received the obligatory trophy, medals from his races and even a Barracuda towel for finishing in the top ten in 2 or more races at the county finals. But better than these awards was the Coaches Choice award that Jackson was given. The coaches choose 1 boy and 1 girl to honor each year. They said that they chose Jackson not only for his great swimming skills but also for his enthusiasm, good attitude and overall how much they enjoyed working with him. Jackson was beaming and still is enjoying carrying his plaque around the house. Although swim team has ended for the summer, we are still hitting the pool and having fun just playing without the drills!