The Region D Championship Meet was Friday and Saturday (5/15 & 16) at Carson Pool. The girls were very excited. Their parents were over heated. We found some shade, and watched the show. Figures were Friday night, and all the girls did well.
Saturday evening was the team competition. Our girls swam third. The Dolphins were second, and swam their hearts out. Their routine was much better than at State. They announced their composite score and it was a 61! Our girls heard that and got a bit nervous. They were next.
On deck, waiting to jump in:
Our girls swam, and they were great!
The first lift was very high, and looked good!
One of the ripples:
(the girls are turning around at different times in synch to the music)
We were all just a little nervous waiting for their score, since they had never gotten up to a 60, but they got a 62.125!!!!! Even as "Proud Mom" I couldn't believe that score! Then, Tucson Synchro swam their "Chihuahua" routine, and it was also better than at state! We knew they had a lot of ground to cover, and didn't know if they could do it. Turns out, they couldn't. Their score was a 60. That put them in third, the Dolphins in second and our girls in First!!!
We knew at that point it would "come down to figures" as it always does, but knew with that kind of a lead they would probably still come in first. They did. In fact, all the Aqua Star teams came in first place. Just like state. A second clean sweep!
The girls with their gold medals!:
All the small routines that made it to Regionals are going to Nationals as well.The 11/12 trio getting their gold medals:
Over all, it really was a great meet. Next, the Grand Canyon State Games, and then Nationals!!
We've been really busy lately! along with everything else going on, we've had to fit in time for school projects. the kitchen table has looked more like an arts & crafts studio than a place to eat! V.'s castle and C.'s butterfly were both due today, and I'm really grateful we only have three more weeks left of school. with our luck they'll each have another project to do before it's over!
