Swim Boot Camp is half way through. Let me say it is like going to watch a little miracle happen every day. The girls started off with zero swimming skills. Maura had just started to put her face "under" water without crying. Maggie was more of a dare devil, but had no "swimming" abilities.
Maura now jumps off the side (holding one hand of her instructor, who promptly lets go) goes under, touches bottom, bobs back up and swims to the side. When they "swim" in this class, they float on their backs. Maura also gets flipped, picked up and dropped and dunked by her teacher the whole time, and just bobs back to her back and keeps on floating.
Maggie can "float" on her own both lengths of the pool. The teacher said she is doing great. By watching the other 2 year olds in the class, I can tell she is really progressing.
The best part is, they are not crying at all when I drop them off. All around them there are kids crying and screaming, and they have managed to "be brave" and make it through with no tears (there were tears for a few days with Maggie in the beginning). I was a little nervous this class would prove to be a waste of time and once again I got "peer pressured" into doing something, but I totally think it was worth while (and worth the money).
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This sounds so great! I hope I can find something like this in Seattle! Marshall sinks like a rock at the pool despite Dad's best efforts. Congratulations to the girls on their big accomplishments!
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