It all starts on the blocks, the deep water..
..and ends in the shallow water, at least for those (like Sierra) running 25m.
Sierra and some of her team mates.
Can't even tell she's nervous!
Mom helps with the cap.
Looking pretty.
Silly :D
Ready to race!
Last minute advice from coach Corey.
Getting ready for some warmups.
Breaststroke warmups (25m).
Breaststroke warmups (50m).
Breaststroke warmups (100m!).
Backstoke warmups (25m).
Practicing starts.
Breaststroke 25m.
End of the breaststroke. 1st race is over! 6th place!
Ready for freestyle!
Freestyle 25m.
Freestyle 25m from my phone.
End of freestyle 25m. 3rd place!
Getting ready for the freestyle relay. Coach Corey instructs them to have Sierra run 2nd, not last.
Sierra's waiting to go.
She's off!
Pushing hard on the freestyle relay. We ended up with 2nd, though she got a 3rd ribbon for some odd reason.