Swim Lessons at LHP

Yesterday Harry completed his first week of swim lessons at the Little Hunting Park swim club. While we signed up for a clinic, the 20 kids were broken up into 8 tiny groups and by chance, Harry got his own instructor. Wow.

Ms. Ellen (just an 8th grader!) was remarkably patient with a 3-year-old (can you imagine?) and every day, Harry got markedly more confident and his skills improved. He even agreed to wear his goggles without a fuss. While we had a wonderful teacher at Chinquapin earlier this summer, this experience was hands-down better -- way more attention and way more progress.

After five straight mornings in the pool, by yesterday Harry was paddling and kicking and "swimming" on his own courtesy a noodle (and begging, to mom's dismay, to go off the diving board).

We're headed back for another week of instruction at the end of July. He just loved it...and so did mom (who got to swim with the kids after the lessons).