Grand Kiddo started Swim Lessons today

[Basil]

One Week of intense training every day, then once a week follow on for as long as we want to keep her enrolled.

 

[Gliderman8]

That's one happy little girl.... nice!

 

[Basil]

That's one happy little girl.... nice!

She has loved water since she was a baby. She didn't want to leave.

 

[mikephillips]

And it's a good thing to be able to in case she ever falls in a pool or creek or pond or such and no one is close by.

 

[Basil]

And it's a good thing to be able to in case she ever falls in a pool or creek or pond or such and no one is close by.

I sent my sister some of these pictures and she texted back: "Remember when you jumped off the diving board opening day in Bridgeport and you couldn’t swim a lick!"
Yes, I very well remember how terrified I was when there was nothing there under my feet. I was probably 4 years old at the time.

 

[mikephillips]

My youngest brother who's 14 years my junior did that when he was about 5 or 6. Deep end of a pool, went right to the bottom. Fortunately he jumped in beside me so was only underwater a few seconds, scared him since he had no idea it was deep and what swimming was.

 

[Basil]

My youngest brother who's 14 years my junior did that when he was about 5 or 6. Deep end of a pool, went right to the bottom. Fortunately he jumped in beside me so was only underwater a few seconds, scared him since he had no idea it was deep and what swimming was.

I can still remember how terrified I was when my feet didn't find anything solid below me! Lifeguard had to jump in and drag me out.

 

[DrEntropy]

Apparently I was born part fish. Spent summers from age five on (and in) Lake Erie. Can't remember not knowing how to swim. Our winters spent waiting for summer to come back.

Great the kid loves the water, she'll be "drown-proofed" now.

 

[Basil]

Apparently I was born part fish. Spent summers from age five on (and in) Lake Erie. Can't remember not knowing how to swim. Our winters spent waiting for summer to come back.

Great the kid loves the water, she'll be "drown-proofed" now.

You learned at a young age. That's what we hope to do for granddaughter. Never know when it could save her life.

 

[Basil]

Day two:

 

[Basil]

Day Three

 

[Gliderman8]

It's hard to determine who's having a better time, you or your granddaughter. Glad you are both enjoying "swim time"

 

[gonzo]

Cute. We learned to swim in the great Pacific Ocean. Rule #1 never turn your back on a wave, unless of course, when surfing.

 

[waltesefalcon]

Cute. We learned to swim in the great Pacific Ocean. Rule #1 never turn your back on a wave, unless of course, when surfing.

I learned to swim by my dad tossing me in the deep end of a swimming pool. That ended poorly, and my mom decided I needed lessons. I wound up going through the YMCA's entire program and spending a summer as a life guard.

 

[Gliderman8]

I learned to swim by my dad tossing me in the deep end of a swimming pool. That ended poorly, and my mom decided I needed lessons. I wound up going through the YMCA's entire program and spending a summer as a life guard.

I didn’t go into the water until I learned how to swim.

 

[Basil]

I didn’t go into the water until I learned how to swim.

So you took lessons in Jello?

 

[Gliderman8]

So you took lessons in Jello?

I was trying to add a smiley after the text but was unable to. See post in "Forum Navigation"

 

[mikephillips]

I was around 10 when I learned, was at a Boy Scout camp and really wanted to get to the platform out in the lake. So, I taught myself watching the other kids. Ahhh the things we just did in the 60s....

 

[Basil]

Last couple of days of lessons.

Unnnggg. These are tight!!

Well if you're not going to get on my head, then be gone!

 

[mikephillips]

It's great that she's obviously having fun along with learning how to use and respect the water.