In 2012 and 2013, we enrolled Alissa in Saturday swimming lessons, but she did not seem to progress much. She would never put her head in the water and certain things terrified her such as going down a slide or jumping into the water, even while you were holding her. This year, we enrolled Alissa in weekday classes to ensure that she received more exposure to the water. It worked. By the end of four weeks of lessons, she was putting her head in the water and floating on her back, with the help of the teacher. In addition, she went down the waterslide all by herself with a life jacket on and she braved the diving board as well. While she did not jump off the diving board alone, she allowed a teacher to hand her down to another teacher, who was in the water. We are very proud of the progress our beautiful daughter has made.
Here is Alissa on the waterslide
Here is Alissa with an Instructor on the diving board
Here is Alissa in the water after she was handed down to another instructor
This shot is amazing to me because two weeks before this, she would not even climb one stair of the diving board let alone get on the board. The fact that she walked down the board and stood at the end, by herself, was amazing. She never did jump, but the progress she made was fabulous. We were very proud.
This instructor helped her out, by handing her down to another instructor, once again.
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