Thursday, August 18, 2011

Hallie's Swim Lessons

This was Hallie's first year of swim lessons, and she did so great the first day that they moved her up to level 1 instead of level P! She is such a fish... literally, she loves to go underwater, and loves to swim, has no fear of water so I knew she'd enjoy swim lessons and learn quickly. Hallie's favorite part is when they throw rings in the water and they have to dive underwater to get them.

These are all the kids in Hallie's swim class, she's second to last... shivering. Two of the three teachers, Rachel and Jamie, were the same each day and they usually had a third teacher helping out or just being "lifeguard."

During class, Hallie's learned how to do a back float...

a front float...

and how to hold her breath or blow bubbles while swimming.

Here's Hallie jumping off the diving board. Any time she gets to jump in and go underwater is her favorite. Now they jump in without life jackets, just a noodle holding them up. Of course their teacher, Rachel is there to catch them and bring them to the top :)

Even Grandma Drake was able to take her to one of her swim classes while Cam and I were away for our weekend getaway (stay tuned for that post). She did great, we're so proud of her!

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