We’re 3/4 of the way through Junior Olympics, and it’s been a tough one. The kids are holding up pretty well (Stanzi a little better than Robby). Summer JOs is always a marathon meet. One teenage girl was taken out on a stretcher by paramedics today, suffering from what looked like heat exhaustion. We’re working hard to get the nutrition and recovery parts of the competition right, so the kids can focus on their swimming. I can see why Dara Torres requires a whole staff to keep her going.
Stanzi’s only swim this afternoon was the 200 IM. She swam a 2:47.80 (qual time was 2:52:12), and finished convincingly in 2nd place behid a very talented 12 year old from Santa Maria. Stanzi’s split for the Fly part of the race was just 34.80 – Faster than her 50 Fly time coming into the meet. (Although Stanzi was DQd from the 50 free, we did watch the race. Her time from prelims would have earned her third place.)
Robby battled through 3 events (6 swims for the day), finishing 2nd in the 100 Back, 7th in the 50 Free, and 4th in the 200 IM where he also made his AAA time.
Tomorrow Stanzi has the 50 back, 100 fly and 100 free. Robby has the 50 back and the 100 fly.
