Yesterday was a big swim day. So big, in fact, that I need to cover the events in a part one/two format.*
It started with the National 6K in Windsor. Although my preference is always to swim, it’s always good to have an opportunity to live up to my self-professed swim evangelism title — giving back to the sport that has given me so much is very important to me. And, after seeing the flip side of an event, the competitive swimmer in me now has a greater appreciation for having events. It takes a lot of time, energy, money, organization and people to make them happen.
The morning was fun and went by in a blur. I jumped from job to job: register swimmers, cart water bottles to water’s edge, count swimmers/get cap numbers for the raffle during the first loop, call out finisher’s times. Of course, the added perk of the morning was being able to see a lot of the race. Competitive swimming of any type never fails to entertain me, and I always learn so much just by watching.
We had great weather, Karen Reeder did an outstanding organizational job (nice site, no glitches, got off on time, plenty of supplies, creative thoughtful touches like changing tents for men and women, I could go on and on…), and I met a lot of nice officials and swim-spouses. Best of all though, was seeing everyone do so well. I thought it would be hard to watch and not compete, but I totally got caught up in every swimmer’s story and results!
After the race wrapped up, the Catalina 2010 crew moved onto another lake for swimming. Stay tuned for Part II of Super Saturday!
Until next time,
Rebecca, swim evangelist
Shout Out of the Day: To all Swim Dads everywhere on their super Sunday today. They help us pursue our passion, and as we know, swimming is a way life!
*And of course the Santa Clara meet was on TV this weekend too. Hopefully I can catch repeats…