(Bill) Sports in Malawi

There are many opportunities to be active in Malawi.  Liam and Micah have had plenty of pool time through their classes at school, but Liam decided to get more involved and joined the swim team.  He is a good little swimmer, especially at breaststroke.  Two weeks ago, he had the opportunity to swim in the National Meet held here in Blantyre.  Only here in Malawi where the swim community is relatively small would Liam get such an opportunity.  

 Liam has also been able to play sports that aren't played as much in the U.S.  Here is Liam playing in a touch rugby match against a rival school.  He even scored his first "try"!  In the fall, he got to compete in cricket and his excellent arm and eye/hand coordination came in handy.

 Of course nothing beats the most accessible sport of playing baseball in the backyard.  Micah is amazing with a bat!  Need to get him on a baseball team when we get home.  Tomorrow morning, Micah gets some sports glory in the "Infant's Swim Gala" at school.  He is eager to show off his ability to do the butterfly stoke.  He's pretty good at it too!

 This is our triathlon team "Young At Heart".  Elizabeth, our friend John McGrath and me signed up to compete in the "young adults" division in a local team triathlon competition.  I was the swimmer, John on the bike and Elizabeth ran.  Well, we won!  Oddly, the sponsor for this event is the local sugar producer and so we each took home a bag of sugar and a few other cool prizes.

 Elizabeth also competed in the over 40 "master's division".  Her team won as well.  Here is her teammate, Tim, handing off.

 Hello from all of us!