Tokyo Swim Meet

Okinawa Dolphin Swim Team (ODST) 4th place overall
Backstroke

Breaststroke

The boys relaxing at the hotel before the big day


Well, it was a long weekend but Hunter's hard work has paid off. The days were long- 5am wake up, hour and a half bus ride, in the pool by 7 for warm ups, finally leaving the pool at 6pm- both Saturday and Sunday. There was a lot of sitting around and waiting but the boys were able to entertain themselves by playing with the other kids. Brody was ready to go home around 9am but he had to stay the entire time.

The team placed 4th out of 16 teams and the boys team was also able to place 4th in the boys division. I don't know much about swimming and the points you earn for the team but Hunter was able to collect about 35 points for the team. Here are his results:
25m Free- 5th overall - 18.27
50 Free- 9th overall - 40.12
25 Back- 8th overall - 23.03
50 Back- 56.00
25 Breast- 14th place - 28.33
50 Breast- 16th overall - 1:00.89

There were 35 kids in his age group so we are very proud of his accomplishments. He was able to earn 2 ribbons for his efforts.

Boys 8 & U freestyle relay team: Ira, Hunter, Nick (Michael not in the picture). They set a team record in this event.
Michelle (Ira's mom) and I after 2 long days. The picture was taken by Hunter so it is a little fuzzy.

Hunter showing his ribbons- yes, he really was happy just very tired.
Brody trying on Hunter's new silicone swim cap.

We will take a break from swimming for awhile, soccer season has started. His next big meet will be in November and we will be going to Taiwan!! Hopefully Brody will be joining big brother in the pool.

On a side note- Joe is there and working hard. He is 4 1/2 hours behind Japan time (which is 14 ahead of MI time) He has called once and emails daily.