Flight

Missed our flight, now flying out at 9ish thanks to Mrs Morris and some Easter charity. Some fantastic karma coming your way Anna.

Making the best of a bad situation, Ben recorded a new top score on doodle jump to the delight of Nic and Nick.




- Ben

Location:Adelaide airport

The Weet Bix Kid

Last day.

Hey Nic here is some blog martial for ya mitch woke up this morning holding a week bix with box on the floor next to him - he had no idea how or when he got it. Ken

Street art

- Ben

Location:City

Age Nats Last Night

M9 laser skirmish
Cnr cross & goodwood road
Westbourne Pk
SA 5401

$30 - bowling, junk food and laser
9pm-11pm
It's an AMF centre parents can come if the want.

- Nic

Location:Adelaide

Nic Morris

Nic Morris- what were you thinking about in your 50 free?

Nic Cap- I dunno, I was thinking about chicks for the last 25m

Ben- Jesus...

Nic Morris- really? I don't even remember what I thunk about... Wait I mean *thought* about.

Ben- blog time.


- Ben

Location:Pool

Bronze

Congrats to Nic Cap on his second medal of the meet, bronze in his 50 free with a 25.36.

The boys are warming up for the 4x50 free relay- Bayside's last event for nationals 2011.


- Ben

Location:SA Aquatic Centre

First medal

Bronze for Nic Cap in his 100m free with a 55.34. Good job Nico, the 50 is tomorrow.


- Ben

Location:Pool

Hundy Free

Nic Cap is primed and ready to go in his 100 free tonight, swimming for some glory out of lane 5. He swam a comfortable heat this morning and has some improvements to make ahead of tonight's final.

Mitch Foss and Joel Simondson are now finished racing, congrats to both boys on a fantastic meet.

When asked how he felt in his last race, the 100 breaststroke, Mitch replied "I didn't feel too good in the last 25-75 metres."

- Nice specificity there Mitch. It can only be assumed that the first 25 felt pretty awesome.


- Ben

Location:Dinner

Day 3
TMan 8th 400 free 4:12.07 just a bit slower than this morning. Guttsy swim. Backed up with first leg of 4 x 100 free with a pb 55.80 looked good.
14 under 4 x 50 med - 13th 2:00.08
16 under 4 x 100 free - 15th
3:45.58

Boys r doing well.

- Nic

Location:Adelaide

Cappa

(Nic cap is eating yoghurt)

Nick Morris- is that Greek yoghurt?

Nic cap- no, why would I get Greek yoghurt? It's vanilla.

Joel B- isn't that passionfruit?

Nic cap- no it's just vanilla.
(digs to bottom of tub)
- oh wait yeah it is passionfruit! Awesome!


(Ben can feel IQ points slipping away as he listens).


- Ben

Location:Lawn

Day 3

Day 3 at nationals has dawned with T-man competing in his 400 free in about an hour.

Looking to finals, both the boys 14years 4x50 medley and the boys 4x100 16years free relays are gearing up to fire.

Both cars almost left without Mitch this morning, the assumption being that he had sleep-walked to another suburb.





- Ben

Location:Pool

Gossip what?

Tyler - Hey Joel do you like gossip girl?

Joel - No!

Tyler- hey cappa do you like gossip girl?

Cap- no way.

Tyler - oi Dawes do you like gossip girl?

Nick- are you kidding?

Tyler - aww guys, gossip girl is a great show!

All - you fail Tyler.


- Ben

Location:Living room

Day 2 of age nationals Nic Capp is redeeming himself with a 4th place in the 200 IM final. 2:17.03

We need more swims as the boys are getting edgy. Wait for TMans 400 free tomorrow and the 12/14 yrs 4 x 50 med relay and the boys 12/16 yrs 4 x 100 Free relay. Fraser is swimming in both.





- Nic

Location:Age nationals

Sleep-walking

Ken Foss (looking at Mitch) - is that boy getting enough sleep?

Nic - he was sleepwalking last night!

Ken - yeah he does that. I probably should have warned you.


- Ben

Location:SA Aquatic Centre

Umm

Nic- what does "et al" mean?

Ben- (explanation)

Nic- is this going on the blog?


- Ben

Location:The living room

Mitch Foss

Mitch - what's a test set?

Ben, Tyler et al- are you serious?


- Ben

Location:The car

Finals

First night of finals is complete, and Joel made us proud in his 200m Back, finishing 4th Australian with a resounding PB.

Hopefully his teammates took notice of what is achievable when race plans are carried out.

The relay team blew out some cobwebs and posted decent individual times, before a late roast dinner and some well deserved ice-cream.

Nic Cap will be looking for some redemption in his 200 IM tomorrow- he is Bayside's one and only swim for the day.


- Ben

Location:Bed

Dolphin kicking

Kenneth To - 22.54 for his 50 fs, 14.8m of which was done underwater. Scary fast for an 18 year old.


- Ben

Location:SA Aquatic Centre

Game time

First night of finals for Nationals '11, and big Joel Simondson is showing the eye of the tiger before his 200 backstroke final.

After that swim, Yoel will join Mitch Foss, Nick Morris and T-Man in the 4x100 medley relay.

Location:SA Aquatic Centre

Joely

A well constructed race from Joel sees him ranked 3rd Australian for tonight's 200 back final.


- Ben

Location:SA Aquatic Centre

Age nationals

Bayside is under way at Age Nationals in Adelaide, with Nic Capomolla racing in his 200 freestyle.
The entire team is pumped and ready for a big week of fast racing.


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Location:SA Aquatic Centre

Tyler

Tyler- so you're doing a law degree?

Ben- yep.

Tyler- so does that mean you do law?

Ben- ...


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Location:SA Aquatic Centre

Ewan David Barnes

Here are a few photos of the baby very soon after the birth. He was 3.4kg (probably still is) and had all the requisite fingers and toes.
It has been noted that in the changing nappies competition that the father is leading at this point but it is likely the mother will hit her straps pretty soon...
The little bloke has a fair set of lungs on him and where it looked like the hair could be red initially, most are seeing more of a light brown shade.
Mum had 3 hours sleep last night yet still manged a smile this morning.

Thank you all for all of the best wishes. I have counted 123 texts so far. My phone lit up like a Christmas tree yesterday with the news. It was an experience that I will not soon forget BUT I did see things that I am in no hurry to see again...

I will try and organise a rendezvous for the little bloke at a session for all of you that want to see him. Will depend heavily on the boss and her thoughts on the matter.

Thanks again

Gus and Melissa

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Angus Barnes
Bayside Swimming Club

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