The Cook County YMCA hosted its first swim meet ever on Saturday, January 18 and the pool area was packed with spectators cheering on the kids from Cook County and their competitors from the Duluth YMCA. Enthusiasm was high and competition often close, like these backstrokers above who finished within a second of each other.
Above: Taking a break from her competition, a happy Grace Richie sits on her aunt Nicole Bockovich’s lap and gets some encouragement. Right: Waiting for their commands, two young racers get ready to backstroke to the other end of the pool as fast as they can.
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