Baylee and Daniel swam together exploring all four strokes. Baylee’s favorite was the Butterfly and she’s good at it too. And because of her “modesty” (I guess that’s what you call it), she asked Miss Catherine to rename another stroke from Breaststroke to the Frog Stroke. “Breast” was just not okay with our little gal! Baylee and Daniel also loved swimming relays (like the Olympians), diving for items at the bottom of the pool, and even began flip turns at the end!
Nathan and Benjamin became great swimmers too. I couldn’t believe Nathan’s endurance and adventurous ways! Both boys loved swimming together and were braver as a result. I can honestly say that Nathan is a swimmer now, a HUGE goal I had on him. Before it all began, Nathan could only swim about three or so strokes to me without fear and lack of skill but by the end, he easily swam the length of the pool! On his free swim time Nathan is really focusing on getting his chest up out of the water for the Butterfly"!
Owen and his buddy Ethan “swam” together as a team too. Miss Catherine worked on some fundamental swimming strategies; holding breath, bubbles, faces in the water, and most importantly, survival skills (like floating to your back and getting out of the pool). If only they could have kept their lessons going through the rest of our hot months.
Miss Catherine was a wonderful, gentle and encouraging teacher. We wish her well as she heads off to her first year of college! We’d love to snag her up for 2009!
Baylee and Nathan are “swim team” bound for next summer. They’d love to have some friends join them. Is anyone game?
