Busy December: 2 meets & Game Day

December is proving to be a busy time in the pool for the Stowe Swimmers, and also a very fun time to be a Stowe Swimmer!!!

MEET:
December 4th - 8 swimmers traveled to St. Johnsbury Academy to compete in the St. Johnsbury Swim Club, Team Specialty Meet. Personal bests and qualifying times were the coaches high lights, however the swimmers had a different favorite at this meet. A mid session Melee for both sessions truly touched on the meaning of swimming - FUN! Bouncy balls were thrown in the pool, 3 with stars on them, one the go all the swimmers jumped in from anywhere on the pool deck and collected as many as possible. Star bouncy balls one a prize, and our own Heidi Brynn came up big with a free concession stand coupon! This was also a first Winter season meet for Taylor Marshall-Carney, Lynn Russell, & Megan Thomas - Way to Go!
Meet Results

PRACTICE:
December 5th - Game Day! Practices such as this one highlight the benefits of being on a team! We split the age groups up so each lane had a combination of ages and abilities. Swimmers select tasks from their lane bag and swim for points! Winning team (most points) was first to go off the diving board at the end of practice! Cannon Ball champions for the day were Mac Bowen, Samantha Wisdom, & Emily Haskins! Own LaBombard & Oliver Ames were runner ups!

MEET:
December 9-11 Stowe Swimmers had 17 competitors race at the UVAC Winter Classic in White River Jct. This is a huge meet and we are always lucky to attend as it fills every year, and allows us to race new teams from other states! This was a first time meet for Will McIntosh and the 1st meet in years for Oliver Ames, both posted great times and found new motivation for practice! This meet always prove to be a producer of best times as Stowe Swimmers posted 70 personal bests out of 105 swimmers, and Alexis Faith lead the way with swimmer a personal best in all 9 of her races!
Meet Results

Way to go Stowe - our next meet is January 6-8 at St. Michael's College! Sign ups are due Wednesday, December 21st.