We had a pretty good weekend! My mom came down to watch Thomas’s swim meet on Saturday morning, but also got to see his baseball game on Friday night. Thomas got two good hits but never really got the ball in the field.
At the swim meet, he demonstrated improved form in his freestyle, breathing on both sides and getting his arms out of the water, but his kicking is still pretty weak and not propelling him enough. He ended up either fourth or fifth out of six in freestyle.
He was last in backstroke — we definitely need to work on that stroke — but in breaststroke he did great! He was second place in his heat and his form looked great — if he hadn’t kept looking to the side to see how he was doing against his competitors I think he could have won. He also had by far the best breaststroke form in his heat, so he should only get better with time.
The rest of the weekend was fun also, although Katherine had an upset tummy early Sunday that really made her miserable. Fortunately, she had recovered by evening and had a good time swinging out back before bath and bed. Before my mom left, we went to the new Fritz’s Railroad Restaurant up in Shawnee, where the food comes out on overhead tracks to your table. That was pretty fun, and was a nice way to end up the visit.
Below are some movies of Thomas’s swimming. In freestyle, Thomas is second from the right. In breaststroke, Thomas is in the far left lane.
