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Summer Rec swim season began with Time Trials in May.
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First meet of the year and we already have a Swimmer of the Week!
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Second meet of the year and we have a County Qualifier in the family!
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Inspirational snuggle with Bella.
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As a Junior Coach, sometimes Allyndreth has to do the not-so-heavy lifting.
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Bundled up for winter? Must be a Wednesday night meet in the summer.
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Between races at the epic Battle of the Ages, the girls relaxed by watching a BTS concert.
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Evya in the on-deck cage before Battling.
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Typical scene at the pre-meet team meeting.
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Evya's fans were poolside to cheer her on in IM.
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Allyndreth drew a crowd as well.
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Chillin' on a Wednesday night that was not so chilly.
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Evya's 9th birthday was spent, in part, at the Rancho Colorados swim meet. But she saw it as an opportunity to max out on playing Uno.
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For Allyndreth, she was competing against the summer team coached by her high school coach.
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More birthday Uno.
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Fraternizing with the other team.
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Getting ready to play more Uno.
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More Uno.
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It was an early bedtime on Evya's birthday because she and Allyndreth were in the Springbrook Pentathlon Invitational the next morning. The top 5 swimmers in every age group from the County's top teams are invited. The Smyth Girls totally Rock!
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Fast suit twinsies Evya and Sterling.
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First race of the day in 7-8 Girls IM.
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Allyndreth's first duty of the day as cheerleader.
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Allyndreth bounced between coaching and competing.
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Coach Nick Inserra happens to be Evya's Birthday Twin.
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At the end of the Pentathlon, Matt competed on the parent relay.
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He trains all year for this in his Masters swim program.
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All those 5:30 AM alarms paid off!
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Evya came in 3rd for her age group.
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Pre-Conference meet pasta feed.
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Team cheer before the Lafayette Swim Conference Championship 2018.
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Ready for battle.
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Springbrook's super fast 15-18 Women.
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Focusing before the Freestyle Consolation Final.
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Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for Conference day 2.
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A spirited game of Roshambo between school friends and swimming rivals before the Fly Prelims.
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Evya's name being announced before the Backstroke Final.
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Go Evya!
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She won!
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Allyndreth in the Backstroke Consolation Final. She won the heat and came in 11th overall!
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Evya's Fly final, which she also won.
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Allyndreth centering herself before her Fly final...
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...and then she let loose as the announcer read her name as finalist. She came in 6th and qualified for County!
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The euphoric 15-18s after a great meet.
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7-8 Girls Freestyle Relay team.
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Evya swam anchor.
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She won!
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Allyndreth on the 15-18 Free Relay.
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The Smyth Family cheering section.
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Evya was 7-8 Girls high point winner for the championship. She won all her races that weekend.
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Springbrook was the Conference Champion.
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Our County Qualifiers 2018. Evya ended up qualifying in all 5 events (making her a Super Hog) and Allyndreth, in her first season swimming 100 yard races, qualified in Back and Fly.
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2018 Springbrook County Team
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7-8 Girls County Medley Relay.
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Even at a swim meet, sometimes you still need waterplay to escape the heat.
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Waiting to check in to the Clerk of the Course for County Freestyle Prelims.
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Later that day, after qualifying for the Freestyle Consolation Final, Neela came to wait with Evya.
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Allyndreth in the Clerk of the Course for County Backstroke Prelims.
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Go Lyndreth! (Closest swimmer in picture.)
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Evya was very pleased to have squeaked into the County Fly Finals.
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Waiting to swim in the Fly Final.
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It was a great race, she swam a personal best time and came in 8th in the County!
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