Feb 24 & 25 – SDAT Polar Bear Open Swim Meet

Our home swim meet – the Polar Bear Open – started Thursday, February 23 with just a handful of events. As I mentioned in the prior post, Ryan swam the 200 IM, finishing 7th overall and beating his own time by 6 seconds.

Friday, February 24, Ryan swam the 50 fly (beat his own time by over a second)…


And the 100 IM (beat his own time by about 4 seconds)…
Cheered for Maddy…
And had plenty of fun with his friends on deck…

He even helped himself to the coach’s chair a couple of times!

Saturday, February 25, Ryan swam the 50 back - 2nd in his heat, and beat his own time by about 3 seconds. (Special thanks to our great home teacher and friend, Jeff Novak, who fought the crowds to come & cheer for Ryan during this event.)



50 free …

And 50 breaststroke…
And chatted with his coaches about his performance…
One friend made sure that everyone knew who he was…BIG-O!