Poolside Chat - parents of competitive swimmers continued

[Glittertwins]

Getting a bit close to the end of the previous one!

I also hate watching the start of their races which can be a bit of a problem when I'm the starter!!

I thought this was just me. The start is where it all goes wrong.

Good luck to those swimming at nationals 🍀

No, not that meet. She's in North America.

Good luck and let us know how your DS / DD's are doing

Time wasn't great but plenty of positives to take on, just need it to stop raining for a bit!

Oh and I'm here!!!!

Sat in a cafe waiting for a sandwich after a trip up the M1 in the rain 🫣🙄

Ds at the pool until 4 so I think I'll go and check in whilst he's there but I need to eat first 🤣

Out in town. Will be heading over for 4pm

Couldn't be bothered to drive to hotel and back again!!! 🤣

I'm sat in car park chilling whilst he has a swim!!!

I'm over the road!

I'm stood at end of pool - can't see ds in it though 🤣🤣

Think I just missed you as I've been by the time board chatting for a bit

Best of luck to those competing this weekend (and their parents).

Is Sheffield itself a decent city? DD seems to be toying with studying at the University (not the Hallam one).

Yes good luck everyone competing. I have a week to cure DS of his awful cough before OW Nationals which seems like its going to be a chilly one this year.

@Madcats Sheffield is like a lot of cities it has its good bits and bad bits. Ponds Forge js in a not so nice bit so sometimes visiting swim parents get the wrong idea about it. Overall though its a nice place to live, housing isn't rediculously expensive, there is always stuff going on and it has good transport links to lots of other places.

I left about 4

University is on the outskirts and lovely. Ponds Forge is not exactly in the nicest of areas. We've gone past 3 absolutely stoned addicts and one crime scene inside 24 hours!! Bit of an eye opener for him

Crime scene 🤯

I walked around the hotels for a nosy alone earlier - I beginning to wonder how sensible that was?!

It’s the “glory hole adult golf shop” that did it for me 😂

Ahh yes, that. Walked past on opposite side of road. SOCO now at McDonalds along with the other rather drenched officers

It’s tramlines here this weekend too so the city is more busy than usual 🎸🥁🎤🎪☔️
Great city for both students and families

Well, PB on todays swim here.
@itsgettingweird - congratulations?

Yep - GOLD!!!

6 sec pb this morning and did it again this evening but on a different race plan!!!

Brilliant race and top 4 were close 🫣 x

Fantastic your ds got a PB.

Fantastic @Glittertwins and @itsgettingweird well done to your swimmers.

We're in a restaurant with it streaming. We saw the first two finish and saw their points before someone half yelled out "he's nicked it in the points, he's won!!"

The someone being my dear child!