senior state

o.m.g. that's all i have to say about senior state. jake had the best meet of his life. plain and simple. looked unbelievably strong, so fun to watch, so fun to hang out with. he was super relaxed and looked like he was having a blast. the team all seemed to 'hang' well together...no drama...just fun. well, a tiny bit of drama - surrounding the lzr! the mighty mend glue i got- thinking it was the answer to all our problems - wasn't. not even close. the real answer, black fingernail polish and duct tape (thanks ankeny high coach) - worked like a dream and got the suit through three nights of competition. the weekend is going to be a really special memory for me, and i hope for him too. he broke 3 lincoln records, but won't get credit for it since it happened after h.s. season. he'll always know, even if nobody else does:) a small part of me kind of wishes he'd continue swimming, that some school would come out of the wings at the last second and offer him some fabulous scholarship...well...it COULD happen:)
the rest of me, that isn't that small part of me, is ready for him to take on new challenges and to pursue his other dreams. i think he'll swim this summer, but i doubt that he's going to be as focused and in shape as he was for this meet ...here's the times he threw down!
IM - 2:03 (lincoln record)
500 free - 4:50 (lincoln record)
100 free- :48
200 free- 1:47
100 fly - :55 (lincoln record)
CIA won every age-group (except 15&over women) and won the whole meet by like a thousand points. way to go, again, CIA! and congratulations on a fabulous record-breaking (x3!) performance jake.