Diving Buddies

The kids have no swimming all next week as everyone gets ready to head back to school. (I'm sorta relieved for the break...) And technically they don't have to swim this week, but the coaches told us parents that it was optional if the kids wanted to come and practice their dives or their turns or swim strokes.

And since my children would never survive being out of the water that long, Daryle's been taking them all week! He's been taking videos so I can see their progress and so they can see themselves to know how to correct certain things. It's very exciting to see their dives looking more like dives and not "graceful belly flops"!

Daryle got the thumbs up to start swimming again after his surgery (but only using a kick board) - very cool since he was going a wee bit stir crazy!!

And hmmm.... a family that swims.... Been thinking about taking up the sport myself! My knees and right hip especially have taken a beating with all the running and marathon training, and I've got a good 50-60 years left of needing to use them! My hip grinds and I feel this "clicking" in my socket with every step I take.... So after the Santa Rosa marathon August 28th (which I had to down grade to a half... boo hoo) I'll make the transition to swimming. I'm thinking a "Splash and Dash" would be right up my alley - swim a mile then run a 5K!! Thankfully there are so many great running clubs and events around here year round to give me lots of options.

And you wanna know a little secret? I've always wanted to swim Alcatraz!! Who knows?! Maybe in a year or two I'll be swimming with the sharks in the Bay!!