One of Greensboro's great summer traditions is the dual swim meets. Twenty three teams with over 2,000 swimmers participate in the Community Swim Associations summer meets. For five weeks of summer, children ages 5 to 18 will spend hours practicing and competing. Parents will help with snacks, judging, scoring, looking after kids and anything else needed to make the experience memorable for all involved.
Last night, the Bur-Mil Marlins hosted the Friendly Frogs at their pool at Owl's Roost. Swimmers were working hard as were parents. A Swim-for-Cancer bake sale was underway. Siblings sat around the pool playing games, talking, and getting a little cell phone time. The Marlins are one of the newest teams in the community swim program. They placed 6th overall last year and the Friendly Frogs were 4th. Both teams were giving it their all last night. The best aspect of CSA is that all team members have the opportunity to participate, not just the elite swimmers. Go Marlins! Go Frogs!
Good for both teams!
Posted by: William Kendall | Friday, June 15, 2018 at 11:16 AM
Our daughters were part of community swim teams when they were in middle school in Texas. They had a lot of fun but I seem to remember it was kinda cutthroat and stressful at times. Competition ain't always a good thing. :)
Posted by: Lowell | Friday, June 15, 2018 at 01:20 PM