from black to bronze....

Congratulations Madison!!

As you may know, Madison is a member of the Swim Belton swim team here in Belton, TX. But, what you may not know is that last week while at practice, Madison's Swim Coach, Coach Windy, promoted Madison up a level!

Madi has been a member of Swim Belton for about nine months now and has really surprised us at how quickly she has progressed through the levels. We are beyond proud!!

When she began at Swim Belton, she was at the Pre-comp level. Pre-comp is an intro/beginners level. She was there for about 6 months.

Then, she moved up to the Black Team which is an advanced beginners level. She was there for only three.

As of today, she is on the Bronze Team! The Bronze Team is the lowest level of the competitive teams which focuses on training development. There are two levels above Bronze which are, Silver and Gold.

We have no doubts that Madi will be on the Silver team before the school year is out. She works hard (going to practice 5 days a week) at being a great swimmer and in the process she is having so much fun! She is also spending time with like-minded-kids who are pretty awesome!

Looks like Madison's first meet as a Bronze Team member will be November 20th - 21st, in Temple, Texas. So, look for lots of pictures in the near future of our competitive swimmer!!

We are so proud of YOU, Madison!

How do we dive? - Deeper

How do we swim? - Faster

How do we work? - Harder

DEEPER! FASTER! HARDER!

~author unknown

~Being your best is not so much about overcoming the barriers other people place in front of you as it is about overcoming the barriers we place in front of ourselves. It has nothing to do with how many times you win or lose. It has no relation to where you finish in a race or whether you break world records. But it does have everything to do with having the vision to dream, the courage to recover from adversity and the determination never to be shifted from your goals ~ Kieren Perkins