Jon's First Swim Meet

I know I need to work on updating here more but things have definitely been crazy since the move.  However, Jon just participating in his first ever swim meet last Sunday and a friend was kind enough to video some of his races.  He was competing against others who had not competed in that particular event.  He did the 100 IM, 50 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke, and 50 Butterfly.  I had to work on taxes that day so was only able to see (and photograph which will be being added soon to this post) the 100 IM and the 50 Butterfly.  He placed 2nd of 3 in the IM, 4th of 5 in Butterfly, 5th of 5 in Breaststroke, and 1st of 5 in Freestyle.  Watching him do his first race was amazing.  He has worked so hard and I'm so proud of him.  That first race, he really had no idea what to expect or how things went.  He got up there and was looking around figuring it all out.  The race started and he just went all out.  He was neck and neck with the first place boy for the first two laps (butterfly and backstroke) but then really slowed down during the third lap which was breaststroke (his hardest stroke).  The third place boy was able to overtake him during that and started his freestyle (final lap) ahead of him but Jon did a great flipturn and put on the jets and finished a few seconds ahead to take 2nd place.  He came out with the biggest smile on his face and had so much more confidence the rest of the day.  He had a great time and it was a truly wonderful experience for all of us.