I took my 11yo son to the pool with me last night. It's off season for my kids' team (all 5 of them swim), but they like to tag along with me to the pool so they don't get too out of shape during their break. My 11yo improved a LOT during the fall/winter season and, now that he's nearly as tall as me, we have a lot of fun racing each other. Before this season, I was faster than him in every stroke. But last night, he beat me by a body length in breaststroke and out touched me 3 times doing freestyle. I still beat him by about a body length doing fly, which he wasn't expecting. :D Neither of us wanted to race backstroke. These were just fun, push from the wall, 25yd races. I'm so proud that he's improved so much and his big goal for the summer season is to break the team record for the 100 free. :applaud:
Great that you are spending pool time with your kids.
I was at a pool this past Sunday (So. Calif. 80 F, Sunny, Clear) a husband and wife brought their daughter to swim. The pool has space for recreational swimming and lap swimming at the same time. While resting at the wall for a few moments I heard the little girl ask her dad to swim with her. I felt sorry for the little girl because neither parent joined her in the pool. The mom did not seem interested and the dad was on his i-pad. Missed opportunity these parents can never get back. :(
Great that you are spending pool time with your kids.
I was at a pool this past Sunday (So. Calif. 80 F, Sunny, Clear) a husband and wife brought their daughter to swim. The pool has space for recreational swimming and lap swimming at the same time. While resting at the wall for a few moments I heard the little girl ask her dad to swim with her. I felt sorry for the little girl because neither parent joined her in the pool. The mom did not seem interested and the dad was on his i-pad. Missed opportunity these parents can never get back. :(
