Daniel missed the first meet due to his broken arm, but was able to swim in the other 4 meets. The coach warned me that it might take him a few weeks to get back in the groove of swimming, but I was so sure he would get the cast off and swim like Michael Phelps. Guess who was right? Not I. Daniel improved over the few weeks left of the season, but never quite caught his last season's best time. Trust me, it bothered me a whole lot more than him. He really didn't care. He was just happy to be back in the water and swimming.
Ashley had a great season. She had a huge improvement to start the year and worked really hard to find her stroke rhythm. One of the big surprises for her was her getting to swim Butterfly in 2 meets. I didn't even know that she knew the stroke! It was a great experience for her since not that many 7-8 yr old girls were swimming fly.
Once Daniel got the cast off, we had a semi-private swim lesson with our coach. Surprisingly, he told me I have a couple of backstrokers on my hands. Guess all those swim lessons so many years ago at HSC for their "Float Test" are paying off.
Ashley reminded me several times throughout the season that swimming was all about "having fun" and she was having FUN! How can you argue with that?
If you look closely, you can see a little of the boy's cast in the picture.
My little Sharks can't wait till next season!
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