Paddle 1

Will passed out of the first level of swimming this week.  He advances from Paddle 1 (Water Adjustment) to Paddle 2 (Basics of Swimming).  The skills he had to master were:

• Cub Paddle:  paddling with face in the water and kicking with flotation
• Cub Float:  floating on back with assistance for 30 seconds
• Tummy Pool Exit:  using elbows and tummy to pull self out of pool

In Paddle 2 he will move toward swimming without wearing a box on his back.  The back float moves from floating with a noodle to floating with just a box on his back.  And he starts learning the basics of the breaststroke ("pizza arms"). 

I am so impressed with how well he's doing with actively participating and with putting his face in the water!