The Faklaris Family: Swim Championships - qualifing

Swim Championships - qualifing

The girls did INCREDIBLE at swim championships. Lexy & Hannah dominated their swim meets all season - sweet Lexy prided herself on only getting firsts for EVERY event all season long - but the real competition was coming at GA Tech. Lexy chose to swim 25 free and 100 IM - and her coaches put her in both relays. Unfortunately they had her swim fly in the medly relay (something she hadn't done AT ALL - her best strokes are free & back and she's improved IMMENSLEY and done fantastic in breast too) and unfortunately her team was DQd despite a first place finish. She still qualified for the FINALS in free, IM and free relay. Hannah & Abby swam 25 free & back and the free relay. They did INCREDIBLE. Hannah got second place in both free and back - and Hannah's relay finished three body lengths faster than everyone else - amazing! Abby did great too - her times were so much improved from the start of the season! Her relay team ALMOST made the finals - they were close. She's so much more petite than her sisters - her time to shine in swimming will come - smiley face!

The last pic of Hannah in tears is from a fall as we were getting ready to leave...hope it doesn't mess her up for Sunday's finals

Thanks Nana for coming to cheer - Daddy took lots of pictures as Mommy was volunteering the entire meet running girls from our bullpen to the start...phew!

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