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Dear Plumpy,

Remember how I was so scared about swimming lessons? Well, not only did I survive (obviously!) but I’ve actually turned into a pretty good swimmer! I guess you were right about the water – it’s not so scary when you know what you’re doing. We learned all about water safety before we started which gave me a bit of confidence so I wasn’t quite so terrified when the time came to take the plunge.

I learned how to put my face in the water and dive down and pick up rings from the bottom of the lake. And I could float on my back and kick with my legs. Once we were comfortable with that we started learning to tread water and do the front crawl. I still have a hard time getting the breathing right while I’m doing the front crawl – it’s kind of hard to remember to do everything in the proper order.

But once I felt okay about putting my face in and realized that I wasn’t going to sink to the bottom of the lake like a rock, I felt so much more brave and ready to try more difficult stuff. I still need a lot of practice but just wait until you see how good I am!!!

Love you,

Nibbles

20 Responses to Nibbles Writes Home

  1. awsomekid says:

    how is nibbles where is she whos her mom

  2. Boba says:

    Nibbles! Seriously? Hippos LIVE in water! You shouldn’t be scared of it in the first place!!! :P

  3. Apirl1997 says:

    The lake must be shallow if she can dive to the bottom!

  4. PebblesSmokeyRules says:

    Oh, I CANNOT swim. I hate trying to swim and I hate swimming lessons.

  5. ShibaQueen says:

    I love ‘Kinz camp! :D I wish I could go to it. :( :P

  6. SIlvergirl says:

    Good job Nibbles! you and roberta are learning new stuff at camp

  7. ShinyRocks says:

    Good for you, Nibbles, for facing your fears. I am a pretty good swimmer too.
    ~ShinyRocks~

  8. kinzklipfan says:

    That’s great!I might have been scared at first too. :roll: :D really i might have. ~:: kkf~~kinzklipfan~~ :: $

    • Hi says:

      I was so scared of swimming for a looonggg time. When ever we went swimming i would stay in the shallow end and would not get my head wet at all. Then finally two years ago I took swimming lessons for the second time (I took swimming lessons when I was 5) and wasn’t scared of putting my head under but i was still scared of the deep end. Then last year I jumped off of the diving board for the first time. This year I still like the shallow end but am getting much better at swimming in the deep end. I think my problem is that I can’t get the hang of treading water.
      ~Hi~ :)

  9. starburst2011 says:

    mi 1st?

  10. A girl says:

    Good 4 you Nibbles swimming is an awesome activity it’s the only sport I like :)

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