Swimming Achievement

Everyone knows that both of the boys are pretty good swimmers and very competent in the water. After all they have been going swimming weekly ever since they were 10 weeks old and then earlier this summer they also started swimming lessons down the Sporting Village. Well yesterday they were both tested and I am pleased to confirm (and very, very proud) that they both passed with flying colours and now move up to the next level. So Joshua has gone from a yellow hat to a green hat and Brandon has gone from an orange hat to a yellow hat. To be honest Brandon has been ready to move up a class for weeks and weeks now, but his instructor was holding him back because of his size and that she was worried he would take  backwards step going up a class and into the big pool (clearly she doesn't know Brandon and his love of swimming and diving!). As for Joshua, well last weekend I took him swimming and he did something like 92 widths of the David Lloyd pool on his own practising his head breathing technique out to the side. So I am hardly surprised that he managed to swim 10m on a test on his front and back with good technique really. 

 

The boys proudly showing their new swimming hats ready to move up a class.

The only problem we now face is that as they have both moved up a class the Sporting Village can no longer accommodate them both on the same night! So we either need to move swimming pools or just see how it goes with the extra running around. To be honest I like the Sporting Village as they seem to be very strict on technique in the swimming classes, plus I love going out on the running track with the boys after swimming and doing a lap or two. Because other pools aren't as strict on technique, there is probably a very good chance Joshua would jump straight up into blue hat class if we were to move them to Wickford pool.