SWIM DAY!

 

It was a sunless day as the marine lawyer crept over Goleta, Isla Vista, and the Rec Cen pool. Yet appearing from the shadows were three and a half young brave souls who could not be stopped by mere weather. These brave souls, Lisset, Alexia, Jazmin, and her younger brother (the half), plunged into the UCSB pool where they found the UCSB triathlon team. The triathletes had forgotten that pools are not only used for swimming laps and were inspired by the girls begging to be allowed to swim with them....

Alright enough for the dramatic writing. If you didn't catch it already this last Saturday the Girls' Club went to the UCSB Recreation Center Pool and swam with the triathlon team. The girls who came got a lot of attention and had a lot of fun. We swam some relays, splashed around, jumped off the diving board, and played marco polo for a bit.

Alexia was excited to jumped off the diving board and was really brave. On the other hand, Lisset insisted that she wasn't going to jump, but the next thing I knew the tri team members encouraged her to give it a try. Once she gave it a try she was hooked.

At one point it seemed about time to relax in the jacuzzi. At first, the girls thought it was a good idea as well, but after 45 seconds they realized how much more fun it would be to jump back into the pool since it would feel even colder than before... my attempt to relax in the jacuzzi did not quite work.


After the swimming we dryed off and ate some McConnel's Ice Cream left over from the Kendra Chiota Payne Triathlon. The girls had a great time and have already asked me if we can go to the pool again!

We took some awesome pictures thanks to Sam's underwater camera!

 

 -Kristina