First Swim Meet

Havana does not look happy here.

Because she is on the 6 and under team, Havana could have a coach in the water.
That was very helpful for her confidence.

The girls did their first swim meet this past weekend (it happened to fall on Amara's birthday). Both girls were nervous. Scared was more like it. They don't really know how to swim. They are learning, and making good progress, at their practices (which average about 3x out of of 5 per week), but they were very worried about getting across the pool. Don and I felt that just trying, despite their times, was good enough.

It took much coaxing from us, some friends and the coaches but when their time came, they did it. Not that well but good enough. They were cheered on by the bystanders who realized how little and new at swimming they were. Amara told us afterwards, "I don't want to do swim team next year" but when I told her she would soon be swimming like the others, I saw her brain digesting that information and putting it into the "maybe" file. For now, we will continue with our practices and meets and see how the summer swim team progresses.

I really felt Amara struggling here. We cheered her on and she eventually made it.

Happier out of the water, I can see the worry on her face!