In September Ellie moved to a competitive swim team. It is a much different swimming experience. She has had a few challenges along the way, but in the end it has been a great experience for her. She swims 4-5 times a week at a much more intense level than she used to. In December her team planned a travel meet to Longview WA and of course Ellie wanted to go. I went to but she had to stay as part of the team. In fact I didn't spend that much time with her. I enjoyed watching her swim. She swam some races that were really out of her comfort zone(200IM and 100 breast) and did great. She was able to beat some of her times, but not others. But mostly she had a really good bonding experience with her teammates(they even went to the hotel pool after 9 hours at the pool for the meet). They cheered for every Bearcat in every race. She came home tired, but happy. It was fun to watch her begin to develop that independence.
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