It matters not how high you jump, throw, walk or run.  Just do it and as an individual accomplishment or as a team you have won. Step up to the line, move forward and finish.

The state meet has started @ Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Will be a fun weekend.

After a long and wonderful, successful, exciting, joyful and meaningful week the Team Ohio Champions come home.  Winners one and all!  Here is a bit of information regarding the swim Team Ohio via an email from Rebecca Hartong one of the proud parents that attended the games.  Will let her word sum this up.

  

Watching everyone participate this week is such a reminder that we live such a blessed life.

Wednesday was a great day for swim Team Ohio.  Medals again for everyone.

But when you look a little deeper it’s about their accomplishments. About how far they have come. About how they are seen in the world. Walking taller for what they have done. And a lifetime of memories from a wonderful event that will live with them forever.

Last relay swim

A very happy Andrea

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Pre swim pep talk

First set of swim finals was today and the prelims for track were at the same time. Plus the Pentathlon doing their high event.  Lots of running, jumping, swimming and sun.

Team Ohio is doing great.  2 swim events and 2 medals!  More to come tomorrow with the relay finals.

All the days pics HERE

All the days pics HERE

Swim Team Ohio had a great first day.  All prelims but they did Ohio and parents proud!  And watching other Olympians make think about how little the rest of the world’s problems are.  One lady took over 7 minutes to complete the 200 meter swim. I wonder if I could finish and then walk afterwards. They all, the participants, give their best and walk away winners.

The losers out of all of this is the media. Where are they?  The story isn’t the last five minutes of the last day of the best times.  It’s the journey that everyone is taking.

Monday’s images HERE.

Monday’s images HERE.

The words to express last nights events are too few and too many.  Not use over use the word, but, a very special event!  Looking forward to a great week of competition and all the winners.  Which is everyone that is here for this.  Ah, and it is interesting to note that some of the biggest cheers came every time WWE people spoke.

So on with the games.  Images from last night HERE

Andrea at the ceremony!

Champions one and all!

More images from last night HERE