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My two (fraternal twin) nieces in WY have been on the high school swim team for the last couple of years. Both are outstanding swimmers and have both done well in their individual swim events.
Worland hosted Greybull and Rawlins during a triangular swim meet on Friday (October 17) and came away with sophomore Kelsey Albrecht (my niece) stealing the show in the 500 yard free and leaving her two Rawlins competitors in her wake with an astounding 2.02 win over her closest competitor. “She still swam the fastest time by 12 seconds,” Davis said. “Her time in that will put her in the top 6-8 in State. She moved up on the Hall of Fame. It was a big swim for her.”
Her sister, Katelyn Albrecht swam a State qualifying time for the first time this year by cutting 4 seconds in the 200 IM. Katelyn Albrecht also cut “a huge amount of time” off her previous scores in the 500 free, coming in 8 seconds under her previous best.
This week the team will start their taper – helping the body rest and rebuild – by cutting out of one of the practices, she said. “We should start to see improvements in time with that,” she said. “Next week it should be a strong conference, then State,” she said. Davis is looking for a good week of practice before the conference meet at home starting on Friday at 5 p.m. And picking up on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Last year Worland was 5th at conference. “There’s no doubt we should be in top 3,” Davis said. “They could be anywhere in the top 3.”
Great job Katelyn and Kelsey! Good luck next week at your next conference meet and with State!!!
Katelyn and Kelsey
I just returned from visiting my mom, dad and sister (and my nieces) this last week. My mom is doing extremely well since her accident earlier this year and from being released from the rehab center. She is still using a walker, but she seems to be able to walk small distances without it. She also has regained some of her weight (4 lbs) and now is a whopping 88 lbs. (now you know where I get my stature!) She still struggles to keep her blood glucose in control, but I think that happens with a lot of diabetics. At any rate, it was great to see her again.
On Saturday my nieces had a swim meet in Cody, WY (an invitational). This was the first time that I have seen the twins (fraternal twins) swim. I have heard a lot about how good they are and how they beat and lot of records. Well, I had the pleasure of seeing them compete in person and I was not disappointed. Both girls did very well and placed anywhere from 2nd place to 4th place. I was definitely a proud aunt!! And both girls have qualified for State in some events. Maybe one day they will be the next Michael Phelps!!!
Not only are my nieces great swimmers, but they are also great bowlers and artists. When my mom came home from the rehab center, the twins decided they wanted to create a banner for her to see when she came home. Below is a picture of what they drew. The Japanese writing on the banner states, “Welcome Home”. They searched and searched the Internet on how to write the saying in Japanese and finally found one. The real test was whether or not they did a good enough job of duplicating the quote for my mom to read. They did an excellent job of it as my mom was able to read it clearly. Boy, was my mom ever surprised and pleased!!
Because my nieces did so well in drawing the banner, my sister had it framed and will hang it in my mom’s house. What a memento!
Welcome Home Banner
So, as you can see, I am pretty proud of my nieces. They are truly very talented individuals. Their artistic talents are unbelievable (you should see some of their other pieces of work) and I would not doubt it if they get a scholarship somewhere for their talents.
So great job Katelyn and Kelsey! Your mom and dad should be very proud!
On another note, I wanted to mention that I had forgotten about how much wildlife is in and around Wyoming. On our way to Cody, I saw wild horses, wild turkeys, antelope and some deer (both bucks and does). We even had to stop as a buck jumped out on the highway right in front of us! Oh yeah, I even saw a golden eagle! Pretty awesome!
