Every summer I put Alec in swim lessons for four weeks (a friend in the neighboring ward teaches in her backyard). This summer he's begun working on his backstroke, side breathing during freestyle & his frog kick for the breaststroke. This week he also began diving on one knee & a swan dive. He loves it so much! He's swim teacher calls him her 'miracle baby' because he catches on so quickly & does amazing. She love to throw him in the deep end & have him tread water, then float on his back. I think watching the American trials for the summer Olympics has certainly encouraged him also.
His favorite is definitely the backstroke (unless you count cork screwing), it's what he does to relax since he hates working on his side breathing. I'm excited that we may have found his niche-something he excels at & enjoys.
We got a 3-month pass to the YMCA so he'll certainly get plenty of practice this summer!
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