Swimmer of the Month February, 2009

 

OMG swimmer of the month is finally here! Age Group one would like to announce that Sebastian Balica is our swimmer of the month. I would like to share a little bit about our Sebastian. Sebastian loves to swim both freestyle and butterfly. His dream is to one day become a professional swimmer. When Sebastian is not swimming, you can find him on the track. Sebastian is not only a talented athlete he also enjoys the fine art. When at school Sebastian’s favorite subject is art. With Sebastian’s busy schedule of swimming, track and school, Sebastian likes to settle down and watch Sponge Bob Square Pants. He also loves to watch the Olympics, are you surprised? Sebastian, if you are reading this… keep up the good work! 

 

 

Age Group 2 and Junior 1 groups

Clotilda Yi

Clotilda proves that if you are willing to work really hard for what you want, ultimately you will get it.  Clotilda has been eye-ing the Junior Olympic qualifying time in the 50 Breast stroke since June - personally, I think she just wants a snazzy jacket!  She’s progressively dropped time - a couple tenths here, a couple tenths there - but she was still .2 tenths off the cut.  At riotously successful first ever EBAT meet Clotilda got her JO cut...but not in the 50 Breast.  She got it in the 100 Breast, an event she didn’t even know she was close in!  She stepped up on the blocks, raced in the rain and got her time (and a jacket to match big sister’s).  Clotilda proved that when you let go, race and let your body do what it has trained to do for all these months, the results can surprise even yourself.  However, I am not surprised that Clotilda is beginning to reach her goals.  She is one of my most self-motivated swimmers, pushing herself to the limit everyday in practice and I would not be surprised if that training results in more JO cuts very soon.  I am so proud of you Clotilda, you will always know your first JO cut was in your home pool - there is nothing better!  Wear that jacket with pride!