Adilyn had a fantastic Fall Champs meet this year! The first hurdle that she had to overcome was completing her first 500 freestyle. I am 100% sure that I was just as nervous as she was. It was so nerve-wracking! As she was waiting for her turn to go, she was getting so anxious. She was breathing super fast and tears were welling up in her eyes. Cory and I both tried to calm her down, but I could tell that she could tell that I was nervous for her! Cory was timing her, and I was counting her laps. That meant that every time she came down for a lap, I placed a plastic number in the water to let her know how many she had done. Every time she came down to flip turn, I would get butterflies in my stomach. I will never forget placing the 13 in the water, feeling like she had been swimming for an hour, and she still had 7 laps to go! Even though she struggled more than she wanted to - she did it in 8:21, which was a B time. Not too bad! When she was done, she was exhausted of course, but I was so proud of her for doing it! After that stressful race, the rest of the weekend went well. She dropped 3-4 seconds in all of her races, and she got 6th place overall in the 50 backstroke.
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