My son swam his first 200

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Probably OT, but I just have to share with someone and my co-workers don’t get it. They only talk kids sports if it is football or basketball

My son just finished his first swim season- 7th grade. He hasn’t had any formal swim training since he was about 6 years old, so he started the season swimming the 50 free. In his last meet the coaches put him in the 200 free and he placed 3rd, about 3:15. This is the event I used to swim, so I was so proud to see him swimming it. Oh course, he hated it, but I am hoping it will grow on him!

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Great job! I think we all have stories about how our co-workers, friends or relatives don’t understand it when we talk about our triathlon accomplishments. Good for you, and your son.

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i swam the 200 in my very first meet, as the first event…I thought it would NEVER end!!

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In a sprint with a 400m swim that kinda pace would put him MOP outta the water. Not bad at all.

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Contratulations to your son! The hardest one is the first one, and he’s got that over with.

About a month ago, my 6th grade daughter, who has been swimming competitively since she was 6, finally swam her first 200.

We’ve been trying to get her to swim it for years, but she insisted she was a “sprinter” and refused.

Immediately after she got out of the pool, she came over to me and excitedly said “can I sign up for the 400 next time?”…

She’s even “considering” the 1000. God I love swimming!

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he kicks my butt!! :slight_smile:

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WooHoo! Go TriKitty Jr!!

Dawn

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I know the feeling…only some of my tri friends get it when I tell them my 12 yr old swam a 2:40 min 200yd at the last meet. She kicks my butt in the pool and I love it. All i get is a glimpse of feet and then bubbles…

It was interesting to me to see the State Qualifying times…they got slower as the kids got older. 11-12 yr old girls have freakin’ motors on their butts.

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2:40!?!

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She swam a 1:08min 100yd at the meet before and was disappointed that the second 100 split was such a drop off…and NO, I don’t know where she got the genes to do that. I think she and her coaches were a little surprised too.

What a spaz I am…I read the chart wrong on the qualifying times…they dont’ get slower as they get older.

2:40 is 20 seconds OFF State Qualifying times…those little dudes/dudettes are FAST. If only i could reverse the clock and learn to swim as a youngster, not as a 36 yr old…

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Contratulations to your son! The hardest one is the first one, and he’s got that over with.

About a month ago, my 6th grade daughter, who has been swimming competitively since she was 6, finally swam her first 200.

We’ve been trying to get her to swim it for years, but she insisted she was a “sprinter” and refused.

Immediately after she got out of the pool, she came over to me and excitedly said “can I sign up for the 400 next time?”…

She’s even “considering” the 1000. God I love swimming! The 200 is a sprint, isn’t it?

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2:40 is 20 seconds OFF State Qualifying times…those little dudes/dudettes are FAST. If only i could reverse the clock and learn to swim as a youngster, not as a 36 yr old… I swim about as fast as I was when I was 12, and last summer I was 21st of 508 in the swim at the Steelhead Half Ironman. Shows you just how slow just about all triathletes are at swimming.

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Now I know why so many pro’s have age group/collegiate swimming as a background too.