This past Saturday Rachel had her first outdoor swim meet of the season. It was a little chilly to say the least...the temp was 60. Rachel bravely got in the pool for warm-up. The coach said the pool was warm. Rachel said it was not THAT warm, but warmer than it was outside the water. The problem was not the swimming it was the waiting for your event. She was so cold and shivering. I felt so bad for her. We had brought extra towels and clothes to help her stay warm, but it did not seem to do the trick. She competed in 50 meter backstroke, freestyle, and breaststroke. She did not win anything but she did a good job!!
Doesn't it just look cold??
The kicker to my story about how cold Rachel was is after the meet she had plans to go to a friends swimming/slumber party. Rachel was not looking forward to going swimming again, but she went to the party in hopes they had changed their minds about swimming. When she got there everybody was in the pool having a great time! She joined in and had a great time too! They swam most of the evening and again in the morning when they woke up. I am not sure if the temp ever got in the 70's on Saturday.
