Action Packed June!!!

Your 2012 Leslie Beach Club Penguins

June is the heart of the Dekalb County Swim season. All three kids were on the team this year with Abby making her debut on the Jr. Penguins.

The 4 year old girls receiving their last instructions before the big 25 yard free race at the mini-meet.

Abby is doing her "matrix" like dive off the starting block. She loves the water and swam the whole 25 yards by herself. All in all a successful first meet and season. Next year when she is on the big kids swim team, we will really put the pressure on her to perform at a top level!

What is my next event? Bring it on!

 
   

Catie had a fantastic year swimming in the girls 7 & 8 year old division and was a top performer. Most importantly, she continued to show a love for the water and was a good teammate by always cheering on her buddies.

 

Catie Coops in action.

A big smile after another successful race.

Jackson liked the social aspect of swimming and the unlimited use of his DS3 during the downtime the best. However, his freestyle and particularly his breaststroke are very good whether he cares or not!

Abby was so excited to get her very first trophy!!!

The season always ends with the big awards banquet on the pool deck the week of the the last meet. Nothing like a trophy and lots of treats!

Surprise! Jax was first in line to wait for his trophy!

The Schwartz kids and their 2012 swimming hardware!

Hmmm, the girls were hanging out by the dessert table while the rest of the team was receiving their awards... so much for sportsmanship. 

Loving the slide!

Catie and Jackson also had tennis camp after swimming every morning and had fun running all over the court. Sorry, no action shots.

Cooling off after is the best part!

 

Not to be out done by the kids, Ann and Steve competed in a few events this month too. Our biggest event was the Macon Rock and Rollman Half Ironman that we completed with several of our friends.

Ann completed the Aqua Bike (1.2 mile swim/56 bike) due to a hip injury that has kept her from running for the past 9 months. Our friend Bill, completed his first long course duathlon (3mile run/56 bike/13.1 run) and took second in Masters.  Steve, Donovan and Glen did the half Ironman. The event was a ton of fun because they were able to see each other many times during the race. 

Donovan, Glen and Steve had blast battling each other for over 5 hours out on the course.  It was an exciting ending with Donovan and Steve actually crossing the finish line in a dead heat, putting them in a tie for 4th in the 40 plus age group.