Splash!

At the conclusion of swim lessons this afternoon, Thompson took his inaugural jump off a diving board! Ready for the "challenge", he was the first in line and eager for subsequent turns. We are proud of T's progress in the pool this summer. After his first 5-week session, the instructor advanced him from Kinderswim to Little Swimmers 1, and as we concluded this second 5-week session of swimming today as a Little Swimmer, he continues to improve. Thompson is comfortable jumping in and sliding down the mini-slide, can swim short distances on his own, working on his windmills (freestyle strokes), practicing breathing to the side, enjoys the "slithery snake" (swimming through an underwater "castle"), is quite the floater, and mastering "monkeys-airplanes-rockets to your pockets" (aka elementary backstroke). Can't wait to see what the next session of lessons brings!