Family Fun at the Pool

Monday's swim workout was one of the most fun so far. Sandi, the kids, and I went together to enjoy the sun even though it was a cool 60 degrees at the pool. Sandi swam a few hundred yards while I played with the kids -- that was my warm-up.

Kaela remembered her swimming well. She's great at the backstroke. Her crawl improved when I taught her the "thumb to thigh" drill that we covered in the Team In Training workout last Saturday. Then I went to swim my 1,800 yards.

During one of my laps, Kaela was waiting for me. She wanted to try passing the swim test (50 yards with three or fewer rests) which earns her a green wrist-band and the right to swim in the deep part of the pool. She did it! Most of it via backstroke! (I wish I could do that...) She earned her green band and dinner at her choice of restaurants. Her favorite Vietnamese place was closed, but her second choice (sushi) suited us just fine.