A new year, a new term, and a new member for Blue House. Our girl was a little anxious about her first swimming carnival. Worried about the races, worried she couldn't swim 50m, worried because it was all a new experience. We just tell our kids it's about having a go and having fun with your friends. They have both been doing swimming lessons for years and can swim all the strokes, so there is no concern that they can't swim.
The first event was 50m freestyle.
Guess who won her heat? That's right she did, in what was a very close finish. Smiles all round and her confidence grew.
Henry isn't a fan of having to race and he set himself a personal goal of completing two events.
He surprised himself by coming fourth in his 50m freestyle heat.
The next event was the 50m backstroke. Milly had never started from the diving blocks before, but she watched the previous heats to see how it was done.
She finished first in her heat again, this time winning very convincingly.
I was very proud of Henry for having a go in the backstroke. Each year at each carnival he has done a little bit more out of his comfort zone. He might have finished last in his heat but he had a big smile on his face at the end.
Milly also competed in the 50m breaststroke and came third. It was her first race against the zone swimmer in her age group. She was then also chosen for the relay team.
After her swimming success, she now wants to ditch her drama classes and pursue professional swimming.
