School starts and the beach trip

 

11th grade at Northgate

6th grade at Foothill

4th grade at Valle Verde

Ralph did not want his picture taken

Normal amount of contempt from Suzie

Dune Point beach in Half Moon Bay

Young Men/Young Women

This year the beach trip was in Half Moon Bay where in years past it was at Sunset State Park in Watsonville which took at least an hour longer.  The beach experience was the same but the proximity of this beach was much more favorable.  

2026 County

Well we survived another County swim meet, an all-day Saturday and all-day Sunday meet at Acalanes High in Lafayette.  It's always hot but this year seemed especially hot.  Hanna and Kira qualified.  

Hanna:

25 yard breast, 20.44, 4th

25 yard back, 18.70, 2nd

100 yard medley relay, breast, 1:15.79, 4th

100 yard free relay: 1:05.27, 5th

Kira:  50 yard free, 26.96, 28th

100 yard free, 1:01.06, 27th

200 yard medley relay, free, DQ (she false started)

200 yard free relay, 1:49.34, 20th

backstroke finals

free relay: Paisley, Juliana, Eliza, Kira

WST A free relay

medley relay

I call this Atlas man but the kids have another word for it

For a while I was asking Doug M. whether he had any treats.  They always seem to have good treats but everytime I asked, he had nothing.  I traded some toffees and chocolate caramels for this and when I asked "Are there any treats?"  they presented me with this little treat carousel.  I did sneak some trail mix before the rest of the kids devoured it.

Getting ready for medley relay

We just got back from the end-of-the-season party at Woodlands.  I am glad the season is over.  Okay, bye.  
 

Woodlands awards night

Hanna got high point, MVP, and the Grant Burton perpetual award.  The Grant Burton award is given to the best female athlete on the team.  

 

Mogging

Walnut Creek conference meet

On Saturday Blake had a meet at Chabot college in Hayward.  He did:

200 yard IM: 2:24.79, 26th

100 breast:  1:18.62, 36th

50 yard free:  25.72, 15th

He didn't final so we went back to Walnut Creek for the conference meet which lasted all day Saturday and all day Sunday.  Hanna got high point.  Woodlands won the whole thing.  

Hanna:  25 yard breast:  20.01, 1st

100 yard medley relay, breast, 1:14.28, 1st

25 yard back, 18.32, 1st, broke the team's record

100 IM, 1:29.68, 1st

100 yard free relay, 1:06.05, 1st

Kira went some best times.  

100 yard free:  59.43, 8th

200 yard medley relay, free, 2:06.39, 7th

50 yard free:  26.76, 5th

100 yard back 1:11.36, 14th

200 yard free relay, 1:51.80, 6th

Scott is the head coach for LMYA.  Their team got last place and historically gets last place but this year they won the most improved award.  Most improved from last year or most improved from Saturday to Sunday?  We may never know.  But they got a plaque!  

Lots of finals fanfare for Hanna

 

SSC at Woodlands and Woodlands at Walnut Heights

Hanna was pumped to break the 25 breast record with 19.41

A picture of when they announced she'd broken the record

Name on the record board

Dancing to the tunes at the meet against Scottsdale

100 IM

Coach Kira at Walnut Heights

Blake has a renewed interest in church after a week at boy's high adventure and another week at FSY at Sonoma State.

Aura pose

 

Woodlands Invitational 2026

Yesterday and today was Woodlands invitational, a huge meet with 1000 swimmers.  

Mr. Mellinger, Hanna's 3rd grade teacher

Hanna won a raffle!  Beach stuff.

7-8 medley relay

Finals in Free

Guaranteed to rot your teeth or your money back!