robinb
DIS veteran
- Joined
- Aug 29, 1999
I was more disappointed than she was! I admit that my expectations were pretty high especially in the 50 free. She dropped 7 places from the psych sheet and put on .85ish seconds. She was more disappointed in the relay ... she really wanted a medal and they would have been 6th. One of the less experienced swimmers pulled up a bit at the end of her swim instead of swimming hard into the wall and the #3 girl timed her take off on the #2 girl's speed after the flags so she left early. You can't be mad at either girl, though. They were trying their best. It was a learning experience for both of us. It was her first championship season (with 4 USA cuts and 2 YMCA cuts) so it was all new to us. She will still be 10 for summer long course so she'll have another chance at USA state in July. She'll be 11 next year and those cuts are super fast! I am keeping my fingers crossed for next year but I don't know if she'll make it. I'll have to work on my zen relaxation skills to overcome my competitive swim mom tendencies.Give your DD a big congratulations from me and my DD! It is aggravating when they come in near the bottom of their event and/or heat.... but they need to remember that when it is a qualifying event, they have beat out any NUMBER of other swimmers, just to BE THERE!!!
Get out your food scale, measuring spoons, etc. Put them to use for AT LEAST a full week and see if anything changes.
I love, Love, LOVE the stainless steel WW measuring spoons/ladles. They come in 1 Cup, 1/2 Cup and 1/4 Cup. I use the all the time! They are much easier to use than regular measuring cups.