Back In The Day

Go Ali GO! :-)
Thanks for sharing!!

WOW Ali, these are great pictures!! First place, how awesome for you!! I love this story about you and how your thinking of getting in the pool FOR REAL!! Way to go, this would be awesome for you.

Sadly I never had those kinds of swimming days as a kid. I had tubes in my ears for years and just never got to enjoy being in the water. I'm still the same way now, I get in a little with the kids to cool off but I dont' "SWIM". My kids amaze me with their fearless swimming and tricks in the water and I'm so grateful for that.

Enjoy your weekend, how is the garden coming along?

You are a rock star. I just want you to know that I can float on my back, doggy paddle, and superman from one side of the pool to the other, but have never really "swam" in all my life. Silly, I know. :) Just thought you might get a giggle out of me superman gliding or doggy paddling in the pool. hehe

Ali you are always an inspiration, I too have many memories of swimming when younger, competitively and just for fun. My 3 and 4 year old are both taking swimming lessons this summer and I am so excited about it.
I am a bit older than you (60) but this just may be the summer I get back in the pool for real too.

I jus got home from the lake, I kayaked formy friend who is training for an ironman, 2.4 miles by 630am

You lanky thing you. Damn. : ) Love seeing old swim pics. My mom took exactly ZERO of me. Sigh.

I love the swimming olympics. Wow...a girl of many talents you are Miss Ali!!!

We were never lucky enough in our small school system to have a pool. It was a new school back in the 70's or a swimming pool. The school was voted in. BUT summers were ALL about our pool in the back yard. Loving still today to go to our friends pools!! Thanks for sharing...I had no idea you were a swim champ:)

Go girl!

Go for it Ali!

Except for the competition I feel the same way about te pool. and wonder why, too, i'm not in the pool...i have a necklace that i wrote about in my 31 things...swimming makes me happy. and yet, i'm not in the pool. what's up with that?

Cool Ali - loved seeing these old photos! I'll come watch your next 'meet' for sure. :)

These photos are Great!!! I love watching the swimming and the Olympics. Though I never swam for competition...I love being in the pool & just never do it. I recently was visiting Portland for a few days,,,and went in the hotel pool...now I can;t wait to get in again!

I grew up a competitive swimmer as well- our team had those same suits! There was nothing worse than the cold water for 6:00am practice. :)

so many of my memories growing up are tied up in swimming too. i used to say "i love swimming" when my mom would pick me up after practice in junior high. now i'm happy if i can get in a the pool a couple times a week. and have also been inspired by watching the amazing swimmers in the trials.

We've been watching the trials too. I swam in jr high and high school - 200IM and 100Fly were my events. I told hubby last night that I would give anything to be able to swim competitively again. Sadly, there are no masters teams around, so I think my only option would be Tri's. Your Danskin recaps always light a spark in me to give it a go.

I love watching swimming too!

I am originally from Federal Way too! :)

Ali thank you for inspiring me to document our crazy life !! Your blog and pictures keep me going to create what will last forever. I always tell myself when things are bad or not what I planned on things always happen for a reason we might not know right now why but eventually god reveals in his own time. Got me through a lot of whys !! You are awesome and I believe God always throws us something to kick start what we have lost down inside !!! Xoxo

Love this!! Go Ali go!

Thanks for sharing. This was fun to read. It is always interesting looking back at what we used to be good at, and how sometimes those things slip away. I often have this conversation with myself about dance. I loved it as a child, and was always stretching, working, trying new things. When I feel bad about losing that, I try to remember all that I do now that I didn't/couldn't do then.