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Category Archives: Swimming
Swimming is Hard: Layla’s First Swim Meet
Three months after first jumping into a competitive swimming pool, Layla her first swim meet yesterday. Warmups started at 8 a.m. in Allen, which meant an early morning for Layla and I. Since this was our first meet, we had … Continue reading
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Finally, An Indoor Sport: Our First Swimmer
All that time spent at soccer, baseball, lacrosse, and football games (not to mention practices) has given me collective heatstroke. Finally some respite. Tonight, Layla went from great backyard pool swimmer to, well I’m not exactly sure except that she’s … Continue reading
Somewhat Quiet on the Western Front: The Week in Review
My lack of posts over the last week is telling of two things: 1) I’ve been really busy with work and 2) not much has happened. Some here’s an omnibus view of the week that passed. Speed: After getting home … Continue reading
Emma and Layla Refine their Fish-Like Qualities
Seeing as we now have a pool, swimming ability–namely, the ability to not drown–is more paramount than ever. So, Holly put Emma and Layla into some private swim lessons with a former high school swimmer (and recent OU alumna) this … Continue reading
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Fun-filled Week
The kids are excited about moving. Madysen and Speed especially so since Plano schools start on August 9. Their new schools start a week-and-a-half later. So they get an extra long summer. Madysen and her soccer team had Camp Don … Continue reading
Emma is Always Afraid of Drowning in the Pool
It isn’t the worst fear to have, but it often handicaps her ability to relax and learn to swim. For example, she doesn’t like putting her head back in the water when she’s on her back, which in turn makes … Continue reading
Layla is a Very Good Swimmer
Layla really enjoys sports, but she is sometimes a bit timid. Not so with swimming. She attacks the water and does very well. [Note: The camera had some trouble focusing on Layla with the movement of the water.]
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