JULIE KNOWS MORNINGSIDE

1450 Lanier Place | 6BR/6.5BA | 4830 sq ft Priced to Sell at $1,694,500

Take the summer off with the kids! Come back home to live 1.5 blocks from Atlanta’s premier public school, Morningside Elementary. A transitional new build, this home is the perfect blend: mixing the old character on the exterior with the new modern layout on the inside. Aesthetically pleasing, it totally “fits” in our neighborhood and has everything you expect: open floor plan, high end finishes, level front and backyards, and room to grow. Let me show you how sweet and easy your busy life will become living in this Price Residential Design masterpiece.

Marsden’s summer gig is far from relaxing at the pool. He helps organize a network of 125 teams in total, from seven different divisions around metro Atlanta.

During the week, many teams are at the pool every morning to work on their skills and build endurance. Teams are coached by head coaches with athletic backgrounds, from parents who were former athletes to current PE teachers and professional swimming coaches. The rest of the coaching staff is a crew of college and high school students on summer break eager to get back in the water.

For the DeKalb county league, Tuesday nights are for swim meets. Five meets will be held during the month of June, and teams take turns hosting meets and visiting other teams.

“No matter how big or small the teams are, the meets are the weekly ‘payoff’ for kids, as their performances reflect the hard work they have put in to improve on what they have done so far. Additionally, meets are usually a very social event where kids and their parents catch up with their friends and neighbors from their own team and their opponents from other nearby neighborhoods in the spirit of friendly competition,” Marsden said.

Swim meets reflect how a community of neighbors can pool their talent to create a fun and yet competitive environment for swimmers. Boards of parents handle the finances of the team, running everything from the concession stand sponsored by local burger joints to performing as emcee of swim meets.

Summer league swimming has the feel of a grassroots sport until it’s

“Kids and coaches learn the values of hard work, fair play, teamwork and good sportsmanship. All of these values contribute to making not just better swimmers, but better people,” Marsden said.