is on the swim team

[Guest guest]

This was the first winter we tried SO swimming instead of the usual basketball.

loved it and we found out he has an awesome backstroke! Once he learns to

breathe properly, he will also be good at freestyle because he has the stroke.

Well, at his IEP meeting in May the high school spec. ed teacher suggested

putting on the summer swimteam at our public pool after seeing him swim in

gym class. I was a little leary, but he insisted and also wants him on the HS

swim team this coming school year!

Well, has been going to swim team practice practically every day and loves

it at our local pool. He was in his first meet this past Monday night and did

fabulous. He swam again other 17 yr. old boys (none of them special ed kids)

and nearly placed 3rd out of the 4 of them swimming! He did 4 laps, 100m, of

backstroke and did a fantastic job. While he was swimming his second lap he

could see us cheering from the edge of the pool and had the biggest smile on his

face and was also giggling the whole way. The place went nuts! Everyone was

cheering him on, even the parents and swimmers of the other team! He also swam

on a relay team. He was so proud of himself! He didn't care about winning, but

he sure loved the fanfare!

If you could see the way is built you would probably knock me upside the

head and say " why didn't you try swim team years ago! " He has awesome shoulders

and he looks like he lifts weights.....naturally lean with a six-pack to boot!

Swimming backstroke is a hidden talent we never knew he had! Just proves it's

never too late!

Jackie, Mom to 17ds, 14, and Bradley 11