CCAT New Year’s Plunge (Clearfield Swim Meet)

On Friday, January 14, and Saturday, January 15, Ryan participated in the CCAT (Clearfield) New Year’s Plunge swim meet. We had originally just signed him up for events on Saturday, but when we got the “psych sheet” – the confirmation of entries – Ryan’s coach had signed him up for a medley relay with three other teammates – on Friday!

Ryan and I went up on Friday, and Rara & Papa met us there. In the Medley Relay, Ryan swam third – the Butterfly. The first swimmer (Backstroke) got the team off to a slow start, but it was also his first time doing the Medley Relay. They were all a little bit nervous. We kept saying that our goal for them was to finish! They needed to set a time in order to be eligible for future timed events, and they accomplished that goal. We think they came in 6th place, but we don’t have the official results yet.

On Saturday, Ryan swam the 50 Butterfly, 50 Breaststroke, and a new, never-been-done-by-Ryan 100 IM. For you non-swimmers, the 100 IM (Individual Medley) involves the swimmer doing a length of each of the four strokes – Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle. He beat his own times in the 50 Butterfly and 50 Breaststroke, which is always our primary goal. As with the Medley Relay, our goal for the IM was for him to finish with a comparable time, which he did.

Here are a few pictures from the meet (both days):

Medley relay...

Butterfly… Relaxed and whistling on the deck between the Butterfly and Breaststroke… Breaststroke…
IM… We'll be at a meet in Sugarhouse next weekend, and then in Park City a couple of weeks after that. Swimming pools around the state really are becoming our second home!