Sunny Saturday Swim Meet in Walnut Creek
Swim meet Saturday, SSC against RSM, and the whole club showed up for it. Pennants strung across every lane, canopies packed shoulder to shoulder along the deck, and a crowd three deep at the far end watching the heats come in.
The little ones went off from the water instead of the blocks, hanging onto the wall under the platforms while a coach crouched over each lane with a heat sheet, waiting for the start. One of the girls had her name and event sharpied across her shoulder blade in block letters — 7-8 girls, live love swim.
Between races the yellow caps clustered behind the blocks and the coaches walked the lineup, arms out, pointing kids toward their lanes. Face paint in blue and yellow on most of the girls before lunch, reapplied at the tent afterward. Hot enough that nobody minded getting splashed by the finishes.
