Big johnsonsShe has size 13 feet? Holy ****! You know what they say about girls with big feet, don't ya?
She has size 13 feet? Holy ****! You know what they say about girls with big feet, don't ya?
She has built in swim fins, that's part of why she is so fast.
Swim teamMy little girl is a big swimmer, she has been taking swim lessons since she was 4 and this is her first Olympics that she will understand. She has really gotten motivated watching the olympic trials. She loves Missy Franklins story, and we keep telling her that it is going to take a lot of hard work and training, but if she puts her mind to it, anything is possible. She has a natural swimmers body, very long and big feet.
Anyway, does anybody know how we can get her started to chase a goal if she really wants to try?
Swim team
which one? And how much should us as parents be prepared for this? I know it's tough on parents too with lots of traveling and basically swim practice 365 days of the year if I'm not mistaken.
Team Vortex is a FoCo based team competitive team. I would start out just joining a local swim club's team. I would only do summer swim team and not year around until the kid is 9-10. Less chance of getting burnt out and quitting. I wouldn't do a YMCA like team because it isn't competitive and you won't get good coaching, but you don't want to jump right into a year around team because it is intense and it takes a lot of dedication to actually stick through until high school. I used to swim for Foothills Swim Team and that was a lot of workwhich one? And how much should us as parents be prepared for this? I know it's tough on parents too with lots of traveling and basically swim practice 365 days of the year if I'm not mistaken.
My little girl is a big swimmer, she has been taking swim lessons since she was 4 and this is her first Olympics that she will understand. She has really gotten motivated watching the olympic trials. She loves Missy Franklins story, and we keep telling her that it is going to take a lot of hard work and training, but if she puts her mind to it, anything is possible. She has a natural swimmers body, very long and big feet.
Anyway, does anybody know how we can get her started to chase a goal if she really wants to try?
which one? And how much should us as parents be prepared for this? I know it's tough on parents too with lots of traveling and basically swim practice 365 days of the year if I'm not mistaken.
And yes, it's easy to get burned out. Staring at the bottom of a pool for 2-3 hours per day, every day, for years on end does get tiresome. It's a monotonous sport. It's wonderful for conditioning, but the scenery never changes.
I remember, after swim practice back in high school, I was walking to my car when the principal grabbed me by the arm, looked at me, and asked, "Son, why are your eyes so red?" :lol:
I remember, after swim practice back in high school, I was walking to my car when the principal grabbed me by the arm, looked at me, and asked, "Son, why are your eyes so red?" :lol: