B Meet

Abigail qualified for her first regional meet this year. She qualified for five races, which meant she had to swim all three days of the meet because of when those events were scheduled. Unfortunately, the meet was scheduled at the worst pool in our region. Ugh... I met my complaining max this weekend and you're about to hear all about it.

The pool was 45 minutes from us and we had to be there by 7 a.m. for prelims Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Abigail was awesome and made it to finals every day. It was not awesome to get back in the car after a nap and drive back to the pool by 4 p.m. all three days. I tried to get a hotel close to the pool, but they didn't exist.

Even worse, the pool was outdoors. It's the only outdoor pool Abigail has ever swam at, and we found out why. It's hot. It's hot. It's hot and it's hot. Backstroke is almost impossible when staring at the sky. And, it's hot.

The meet was set up terribly and the swimmers had to swim in a short course pool for prelims and a long course pool for finals. It just wasn't fair for anyone.

There were no electronic timing systems so they relied on human timers. There were many errors. Our swimmers usually swim at UT, so that just wasn't good enough for them.

If you're still reading this, you're a glutton for punishment, which is how I felt every time we drove back to the pool this weekend. Thankfully, Gran came to show her support and helped out through the weekend. Although the meet was not enjoyable, the kids still found a way to have some fun.


Now, we're looking forward to next season. Short course meets begin in October!