Murray Thanksgiving Swim Meet

November 17-19 was the Murray Thanksgiving swim meet. This was one of the biggest meets we have ever participated in. There were about 50 kids in each event! It was long, and it was crazy.

On Thursday, November 17, Ryan swam:

100 Freestyle (first in his heat, 7th overall, beat his own time)



50 Backstroke (6th overall, beat his own time)


50 Breaststroke (10th overall)
100 IM (14th overall)
50 Butterfly (9th overall)
On Friday, November 18, Ryan swam:

200 IM (12th overall)



100 Freestyle (23 overall – out of about 50!) The picture is of Ryan’s friends and teammates cheering him on at the end of his lane. Sorry it’s a little blurry.
50 Backstroke (17th overall – out of about 50!)

50 Butterfly (14th overall)

The swimmers do a “Big O” cheer for Ryan. Here’s the daughter of one of the coaches doing the “Big O Cheer.”
On Saturday, November 19, Ryan swam:

50 Freestyle (19th overall) - With his cheerleaders at the starting block.

50 Breaststroke (13th overall)




100 Butterfly (12th overall) and 400 IM (12th overall) – I was on deck to be his timer for the 400 IM, so there aren’t any pictures.

It’s fun to see the swimmers socialize with each other during swim meets. They work the full 2 hours during their daily practices, so it’s during swim meets that they are able to relax a bit and have fun between their events. It’s a great group of kids, and they have so much fun together!