Swim Update

Ella's lessons are going so well and she's a natural in the water. She can't float, though she has the technique and effort down, she just doesn't have enough body fat to be buoyant. She swims a few strokes, with and without "big arms" and will kick all the way to the side of the pool, face in the water. I could technically say she can swim if it wasn't for the floating issue... when it's time for her to breathe, she stands up, takes a breath, and proceeds on.

This session, there aren't a lot of kids so most days it's just Ella and Samson. He is so good with her and he's getting her to do things like the cannonball float that the older kids do. Samson also has her diving for dive rings at the bottom of the pool in 5 feet of water - she loves it! Last week, he taught her to go headfirst down the slide... though isn't that against some pool rule?? :) And today, she jumped off the diving board into the deep end. Aside from a little help treading water and a shove towards the ladder, she did it all on her own. I'll bring my camera next time and post some pics...