Drake took swim lessons from Mrs.Sally again this summer. He did great but because he can't touch the bottom of most pools, I still expected him to wear a floatie. But pretty soon after swim lessons, he chose not to wear a floatie in the shallow end and put it on if he wanted to swim with the big kids in the deeper areas. And then all of a sudden, Drake is completely comfortable swimming in the pool without a floatie at all. He is such a smart boy who is aware of his surroundings. He swims all over the place and does it with confidence. I'm so proud of Drake and his willingness to use his skills to swim and have fun. Can't wait for this kid to do swim team next summer!
I signed Drew and Dilan up for swim team this summer. Since we weren't taking any big trips this summer, I knew we had time for them to try it out. I also wanted them to become stronger swimmers overall. The season has been such a great experience. The kids love going (maybe not waking up early to go even though practice is at 9 a.m.) and have enjoyed learning so much. At each meet, both Drew and Dilan beat their previous times in all their events they swam. Dilan made an "A" time in both backstroke and freestyle qualifying her for regionals. At regionals, Dilan's freestyle relay team got 5th place (out of 5 teams that competed) which meant she qualified for STATE. Dilan will go to state in College Station, Texas with her relay team on August 1.
Dilan at her first swim meet
MawMille and Popo at Drew and Dilan's first swim meet
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