Dive Meet #3

Dive meet #3 is down in the books, and it is clear the competition is getting better.  Karianna did her hardest dives of the season, and I was amazed at how similar the other girls were!  I knew it was going to stiff competition as a result, and Karianna could very well fall out of the top 8, which was her goal for each meet.  I was super impressed to see her get 5th place out of 22 girls!  Even more impressive since she did her first inward tuck dive-ah!!!!  That dive freaks me out so much, and Karianna only practiced it for a few days! I was so proud of her for tackling a tough dive and being brave enough to do it in competition.  Just-awesome!

James being super cute!  

 Dive #1:  A GORGEOUS back dive!  I LOVE how beautiful the arc in her dive is!  She scored 5.5's and 6.0, which is the highest scores she has ever gotten on a dive, period.

Dive #2:  The Inward Tuck Dive!  The second and third shots show how she jumps up into the tuck facing the board and then pulls out into a dive facing the other way in the 4th shot.  Crazy!

 More silliness from James as we waited for the third round-Jackson was so stinkin' adorable, he would watch each and every dive, wait until the diver hit the water, and then clap his hands like a crazed maniac.  He drew a lot of amused looks from the other parents!

Dive #3:  Only two pictures that don't really showcase her front flip, but that was the third dive.  She rotated a little funny on the landing because she started working on her 1 1/2 this week, and was feeling a bit off on the standard flip.  Regardless, she looked great and scored solid 4's across the board (we consider anything above a 3 really good). 

I absolutely love watching Karianna dive and seeing her confidence rise with each practice/meet.  She is so brave and capable!