Big Day at Counties for Emma Mac

It’s Wednesday, August 4, the third day of the Westchester County Swim Championships, and the last day of Emma’s participation. What a nice event this is. Every pool, from the hoity-toitiest to the most working class in the county is represented here, and you’re able to watch kids who are have the opportunity to swim in a big event (like Emma) to kids who excel in the sport and will compete at the highest levels of high school and college swimming.

As for Emma, she qualified for five races: the individual breastroke, freestyle and backstroke events, and the medley and freestyle relays. It’s exciting, and for her, a little overwhelming at times, to be in such a fast-paced, busy environment.

About six hundred words after these, Emma raced in the 10 and under 200 freestyle relay. And what do you know?! In her first experience at Counties, little old Emma McAteer wins a medal, as her relay came in sixth in the County. Oh happy day! So happy, that the 600 words written between then and now will have to wait, as I just have to put a picture of Emma and two of her relay teammates up on the blog.

So, tomorrow, you’ll get to read my whole country clubs are like high schools thing and my little high horse spiel about why the popular plagiarism discussion is misguided. We’ll stay happy for Emma for now. Later.