Swim Report

Nicco had an intersquad meet tonight. It was great because it was just their team, nice and laid back. We practiced starts again in our pool and we talked about the four things he needs to do to go faster:

1. Get a good start
2. Get his arms all the way out of the water on each stroke
3. Tuck his chin down
4. Kick, kick, kick!

The first race was a relay and he started in the water. The second race was backstroke, so he started in the water. His third race was breast stroke...because it was so laid back and the littles haven't really learned the breast stroke or butterfly, the coaches gave them the choice to swim or not. I told him to swim like Mario. He did great! His fourth race was freestyle and he had a pretty decent start. Much better than the other day. His last race was a freestyle relay and most of the kids started from the water, but our new friend Chad was by the blocks with Nicco and dared him to start his leg from the blocks. He did it, and it was not just his best start ever, but it was as good as any of the big kids who've been swimming for years. He got the biggest cheer of the night just for that start. It was very gratifying as a Mama. Fun stuff.