Mar 27, 2007

Swimming: The Next Stage

We went to swimming today with a new group and at a new time, half an hour later.

We hoped that this would lead to a better lunchtime nap for Eloise - she's been woken up for the past few weeks to get across town for two thirty - but of course Sod's Law applies and today she didn't get to sleep until one o'clock so come twenty past two she had to be woken up again... and we were a little late. Oh well.

The main difference, and I don't know whether this is normal for this new group - was that there were no water wings this time, just a float that sat on her back, tied around her tummy.

We did some lengths with her clinging to my shoulders and me moving her arms in some sort of semblance to a front crawl, and some with her on her back, arms and legs stretched out like a starfish.

Jump In Turn Round Go To The Side was a bit different with no armbands, but she did very well, and didn't drown, but didn't exactly float either.

A round of JITRGTTS was done with no floatation devices whatsoever, as much to scare the willies out of us parents as the children I think. The teacher made the point that Easter Weekend was coming up and if there weren't any floaties then none of the kids would actually last very long if they were to fall in. Eloise wasn't unduly perturbed however.

Our homework is to do JITRGTTS floatie-free.

Onwards and downwards, then.

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