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Today, we woke up, ate breakfast and headed to the pool as usual.  We found an even comfier spot to sit by a giant rolled up blanket.  Ben was the only one with an event, 50 butterfly.  All three boys warmed up and we played some more cards and Mancala.  Ben's event was next to last in the event order.

Ben's 50 Fly was a bit off; he added about a half second, which he was disappointed with.  We were anticipating a good swim, as his butterfly was looking very good at practice.  Sometimes that happens, which is a frustrating aspect of the sport.   Many times, you can feel completely crummy before a meet but still pop off a great race.  But there can be some other times when you can feel good and look good at practice leading up to a meet, but then something just isn't right with the swim.  In either case, it's important to keep a good attitude.  In the first case, you need to stay positive that even though you don't feel good, you're still capable of racing good (coaches tell stories of this happening all the time).  In the second case, and Ben's case, you have to stay positive that you can fix what you need in order to do better in the future.  Ben was disappointed, but took it well with a good attitude.

Keegan had to leave today as his parents had to be back for work.  His event was Tuesday, but he was able to stay a couple extra days to cheer on the others and enjoy the meet a little longer.  We took some team pictures after prelims.

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Floswimming is doing interviews and taping footage at the meet.  Go to www.floswimming.org to view some footage from Y Nationals.

The YMCA Nationals website also posts pictures each day along with a live webcam.