Our Hurricane
As many of you know, Brennan is in his second season on the Rangely Hurricanes swim team. He competes in the Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle, as well as individual medley events. This summer he competed at meets here in Rangely, Ouray, and Glenwood Springs, where we have had the joy of camping in both our tent and our Durango! This weekend we go to Grand Junction for what will probably be our final meet until the Western Slope championship meet at the end of the summer.
The photo above is of a kickboard with his awards pinned to it. His best meet was by far in Ouray, CO, where he competed against 30 kids in his age group and came home with a first place medal as well as three second place medals. Way to go, Brennan!
The swim season has not only kept Brennan busy, but myself as well. I have been working toward becoming a USA Swimming Stroke and Turn Judge, so I can help officiate meets. I have four hours of training left, and hopefully I’ll be certified after this weekend.
Way to go brennan!
This is great… Brennan is quite the athlete! Great job young man! You need a display area for you medals! And Thad… I can see you marching around the pool getting splashed on in my mind right now. Hey do you get a free judges whistle or anything for graduation? lol
Ha! I’m afraid there’s no whistle, U-Jay. Of all the officials who work the deck at a meet, only one gets to use a whistle. All the rest of us signal violations with our hands.