Michael ... Phelps?

No, probably not. But we had a good time at the first dual meet of the season. Michael is still just learning the basics of swimming the full 25 yards, let alone swimming it with several different strokes. He is getting more confident in the water all the time, though. He improved his time in the backstroke today, and understands a little bit more every time how to swim faster. The meet makes for a long morning (we started with warmups at 7:45, and we were not done until 1:00), but we are all getting to know the kids and parents on the team. It helps a lot that we live across the street from the club for home meets, so we can run home for a snack, or just a break. It will be quite the party every Wednesday and Saturday through early August.

Coming off the blocks for the freestyle:


Early in the freestyle swim, not drowning: