Last week started our initiation into swim team. One of the mother's told me yesterday that it is a cult! Comments like that make me wonder what I've voluntarily signed up for. The girls are excited though and in one week I've already started to see improvements just with the consistency of being in the water every day and receiving instruction.
Currently they practice from 5:00-6:00 until school gets out, once summer starts their practice is from 9:15-10:00. That time slot isn't ideal (I would prefer 11:00-12:00), but the older kids start their practices at 7:00am so I guess we're lucky we're in the youngest age group. Its the Saturday morning meets that I'm still in denial about...show times around 6:00am! Meets start at 7:00am usually so their done in the pool by around 11:00am when the pool opens to the public! That means up at 5:30am on a Saturday! That is the middle of the night to my girls! Hopefully that means they'll crash on Saturday afternoons. This may be the only summer we try this...but I figure its like extended swim lessons with kids from their neighborhood and school. That is
Baileigh with the green goggles, swim cap and the
kickboard looking at the camera. In the bottom right hand corner is
Mckenna with pink goggles.
While they practice Brooke chills in the 2ft kiddie pool and Morgan sleeps and I work on my tan. Its a rough life but I'm handling it somehow.
Plus it gives me a little time to play with my camera on this pretty subject matter. These two pictures of Brooke are two of my favorite yet. I've received some advice from a few professional friends and I'm trying everything they suggested and practicing all the time.
Currently they practice from 5:00-6:00 until school gets out, once summer starts their practice is from 9:15-10:00. That time slot isn't ideal (I would prefer 11:00-12:00), but the older kids start their practices at 7:00am so I guess we're lucky we're in the youngest age group. Its the Saturday morning meets that I'm still in denial about...show times around 6:00am! Meets start at 7:00am usually so their done in the pool by around 11:00am when the pool opens to the public! That means up at 5:30am on a Saturday! That is the middle of the night to my girls! Hopefully that means they'll crash on Saturday afternoons. This may be the only summer we try this...but I figure its like extended swim lessons with kids from their neighborhood and school. That is Baileigh with the green goggles, swim cap and the kickboard looking at the camera. In the bottom right hand corner is Mckenna with pink goggles.
While they practice Brooke chills in the 2ft kiddie pool and Morgan sleeps and I work on my tan. Its a rough life but I'm handling it somehow.
Plus it gives me a little time to play with my camera on this pretty subject matter. These two pictures of Brooke are two of my favorite yet. I've received some advice from a few professional friends and I'm trying everything they suggested and practicing all the time.
1 comment:
Oh..how fun!
sandy toe
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