Regional Meet

Motor Mouth made it to the Regional swim championships! He made it to Regional and State and did great. So proud of the hard work he has put into swimming this past year. 

Motor Mouth on podium for 2nd place finish at Regional swim meet! He is the one in the gray t-shirt and black swim trunks and red ribbon. He won a few medals at the meet.

The Boy Made State!

Here are the events our boy qualified for at the State meet. Five individual and two team events. Going to state was a great experience. Really proud of Motor Mouth!

Awards Galore!

My son was presented with these in the last month!!! He is missing TEN medals that Chicago Park District never sent to the kids that won the City Championship swim meets!

For the record, I'm pretty jealous of my son.

Motor Mouth Swimmer Boy

Motor Mouth competed in the Joliet Dr. Pepper Swim Meet this weekend. When the kids won a heat or trophy they received a can of Dr. Pepper 10. LoL!

This was a three-day meet. Neither J nor I could be at the Friday portion so we are very thankful to King for being there for our son, videoing the race for us to see, and bringing him to me. We don't have blood family in Chicago but our friends, like King, are our family and make a difference in our lives and the lives of our children.


Motor Mouth swims 5-6 days/week, does push ups, crunches, running, and watches what he eats. He gets his homework done and sacrifices play time to swim for two hours a day. He is even doing better academically this year than any other year.

Motor Mouth decided in September that he wanted to be top in the Chicago Park District. He worked hard and accomplished his goal as a 9-year old competing against 9&10 year olds. Motor Mouth sets his goals and we make it possible for him to work on attaining his goals.

Dream Team - 1st Place in Relay

This spring, Motor Mouth tried out and made a local USA Swimming team. This means he can compete at a higher level that could lead to the Olympics which is good because Motor Mouth wants to be a marine biologist and a famous swimmer when he gets older. His goals!

At his first meet with this team last month, Motor Mouth made Regional times in all six of his events. This meet, he bettered those times and I have to tell you that I teared up when he made his second State time this weekend. Pretty proud of my hard-working boy!

The Right Stuff!

Swimming is as much an individual sport as it is a team sport. Motor Mouth and his friends competed together on a relay team. They placed 1st in the Boys 10&Under freestyle relay.

The most important thing is that he had a great time with his friends! He loves the water and loves hanging out with the other boys between races. They are so caring and great to each other. All the parents love to watch it.

I LOVE this photo of the boys walking together after winning the relay race. They all worked hard to make it happen. They look so grown up and confident and happy. They are all focused on their coach. This little Dream Team helped their team win the first place trophy for overall meet winner!!!

Overall Meet Winners!

Speaking of trophies...Motor Mouth won 3rd Place Overall Meet Points for Boys 10&Under!!! Here he is with one of his best friends - who won the 1st Place trophy in the same category! We didn't even know. We had walked out of the pool area when his friend came and told us. So unexpected. So awesome!

Overall, this was a great meet weekend for Motor Mouth.

My Little Swimmer

Motor Mouth's last coach gave me his stats from this past swim season. He was 9 and competing in the 9 & 10 boys age group. Here goes:

10 A Championship Times

8 Championship races = 5 Gold Medals & 3 Silver Medals

City Champ in 100 freestyle & 25 backstroke

City A Championship record in 100 freestyle and broke 50 butterfly record

3 Sectional Medals: Gold in 50 freestyle and 50 butterfly and silver in breaststroke.

Swim Team Captain.

Most Valuable Player Trophy.

We are very proud of Motor Mouth's accomplishments. He worked hard this season and it payed off for him. We are grateful to his coaching team for their love and support.

Swim First

This is Motor Mouth after his very first swim meet on the new team. He looks pretty happy and proud of himself. And he should. Motor Mouth qualified for 6/6 regional times.

MM is at a level of swim competition that requires year round practice 5-6 days/week. He was signed up with a Chicago Park District team but in the summer, training is outside at the lake all day. MM has a sun allergy so he can't be a part of that.

In early spring, Motor Mouth tried out for a private swim club that is part of the USAA swimming. This means he can go to regional and state meets if his time qualify him for such.

Motor Mouth's first swim meet with the new team was last weekend. He was entered in six long course events and qualified for regional times in all six! We are so proud of our boy!!!

Ready for Swim Meet!

My kids work really hard at swimming. 2 hours/day, 4-5 days/week. They swim, do their homework and don't complain. They LOVE swimming and get mad when they can't go to practice.

All ready for their first swim meet of the year!!!