The kids finished their swimming classes last night and both passed! However, lessons are done until November so Ashlyn can't continue on for a little while...Blake on the other hand was invited to join the swim team!! Talk about a HUGE amount of growth he made from the first night's class when the coach didn't even know where to begin to teach him the proper stroke.
So tonight he attended his first practice and did AMAZING! The other kids have been swimming for quite some time and Blake was the only new kid. The coach had him start in the boys lane swimming last...the 1st drill/set they did he passed all the kids in his lane so the coach had him swim the 1st position for the next drill/set. He was a good couple of lengths ahead of the other kids the entire drill/set. I figured as practice went on he'd get tired and wouldn't be able to hold his position...I was wrong! He swam lead position for his lane for 1 hour and 20 minutes of practice! It wasn't until the last 10 minutes of practice that the drill was for the butterfly stroke that he lagged behind and swam the last position.
At the end of practice his coach said he was shocked that he was not only able to keep up, but LEAD the lane for the entire 1 1/2 hours of practice. He's never had anybody make it all the way through a practice their 1st day without having to sit out and rest some. There were even a couple of girls in the other lane that were having to rest on the wall quite a bit and wear flippers to keep up. WAY TO GO BLAKE! We're excited to see how he enjoys this new adventure...and even more excited to see if he can get out of bed/walk tomorrow morning!
So tonight he attended his first practice and did AMAZING! The other kids have been swimming for quite some time and Blake was the only new kid. The coach had him start in the boys lane swimming last...the 1st drill/set they did he passed all the kids in his lane so the coach had him swim the 1st position for the next drill/set. He was a good couple of lengths ahead of the other kids the entire drill/set. I figured as practice went on he'd get tired and wouldn't be able to hold his position...I was wrong! He swam lead position for his lane for 1 hour and 20 minutes of practice! It wasn't until the last 10 minutes of practice that the drill was for the butterfly stroke that he lagged behind and swam the last position.
At the end of practice his coach said he was shocked that he was not only able to keep up, but LEAD the lane for the entire 1 1/2 hours of practice. He's never had anybody make it all the way through a practice their 1st day without having to sit out and rest some. There were even a couple of girls in the other lane that were having to rest on the wall quite a bit and wear flippers to keep up. WAY TO GO BLAKE! We're excited to see how he enjoys this new adventure...and even more excited to see if he can get out of bed/walk tomorrow morning!
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He was right that first day after swim lessons when he said he did so great. You doubted him. Shame on you. Look at the all star now!
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