It was another successful swimming lesson session at Briarcliff this spring. The kids had a free swim at the end, with Daddy getting into the water with them. When we left, the kids got their report cards.
Tor continued in the Arm Bands class. The instructors usually took off 2 arm bands and made him swim with just one on each arm. You'd think this would make him swim with some more urgency / speed, but he still preferred to relax and enjoy the water. The head instructor worked with him, and told him that he needs to get his motor running. By the end, Tor's report card said he needed to be in Arm Bands again.
Bridget got a good swimming workout each time, since they moved her to the "no-floatie" class. She swam everywhere without arm bands, mostly trying to keep her head above water. She got good enough that she could swim all the way across the deep end without help. Now, her next challenge is to put her head under water when swimming and diving. Her report card said she should be in Level 1.5 next session.
Jillian swam lots of laps across the pool, working on all kinds of strokes. Her big focus was on trying to dive head-first (she tended to jump in feet first on her dives) so she could move up. Finally, on the last lesson, she figured it out and made a correct standing dive. She was VERY happy. Shortly after, she dove off the diving board. Her report card said she should be in Level 3 next time.
Tor continued in the Arm Bands class. The instructors usually took off 2 arm bands and made him swim with just one on each arm. You'd think this would make him swim with some more urgency / speed, but he still preferred to relax and enjoy the water. The head instructor worked with him, and told him that he needs to get his motor running. By the end, Tor's report card said he needed to be in Arm Bands again.
Bridget got a good swimming workout each time, since they moved her to the "no-floatie" class. She swam everywhere without arm bands, mostly trying to keep her head above water. She got good enough that she could swim all the way across the deep end without help. Now, her next challenge is to put her head under water when swimming and diving. Her report card said she should be in Level 1.5 next session.
Jillian swam lots of laps across the pool, working on all kinds of strokes. Her big focus was on trying to dive head-first (she tended to jump in feet first on her dives) so she could move up. Finally, on the last lesson, she figured it out and made a correct standing dive. She was VERY happy. Shortly after, she dove off the diving board. Her report card said she should be in Level 3 next time.
