Look At Me, I Got My “C”...

Last weekend, Veronica completed her final diploma test within the beginner's series of swim lessons. Just 12 kids had progressed to this 3rd test, but there was still a large crowd there rooting them on. As before, the exam stressed survival skills. It started with her dressed in long pants, long-sleeved shirt and a windbreaker. While dressed, she swam for 4 laps with a short underwater swim below a pad and a climb over a pad as shown here. The remaining 10 laps were in just a swimsuit with a variety of skill stops (treading, floating, somersaulting, diving and a 9-meter underwater swim through a hoop). She's come a long way and is looking forward to swimming in the river this spring and in Grandma & Grandpa's pool this summer.