We had to drive a little farther than we wanted, and pay a little more than we hoped, but we got some really good private swim instructors for the kids this summer. I was kind of annoyed about the situation going into the lessons since things changed from what we had pre-payed for... and they wouldn't work with us to get our money back....BUT The instructors are doing a fantastic job of getting the kids water safe and swimming pretty good. Even though all the kids have come down with earaches and a mild cold/cough, I'm thinking the positives outweigh the negatives with the lessons this year. Maybe someday we'll have our own backyard pool and won't have to worry about catching other's viruses from the pool!
We have a family reunion this year at Lake Powell and we really wanted to get the kids to be as comfortable as possible with deep water swimming.
Jackson is ready for swim team next year! He has a beautiful dive and getting individual help in improving the details of his strokes.
Zoey is learning to coordinate her legs and arms and is becoming more comfortable in deep water. She loves to dive and she loves to dive for rings. She always checks to see if I'm watching her, and when I catch her eye I give her a thumbs up or wave to let her know I saw her :)
Calvin is very timid and afraid of swimming. He's afraid of floating on his back and the safety measures the instructors try to teach him about staying alive in deep water. He cries most of the lessons and has even thrown up. It's pretty rough on him....but he's learning. We're trying to get him to float for 60 seconds on his own. He started at 5 and is now up to 25 seconds! It's improvement!
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