Jumping off the high dive

I know life is hectic for us right now but don't worry, I didn't jump off anything. Sofia was the one jumping.  At the end of swim practice the coaches allow the children to climb up to the high dive and jump off.  Sofia has never wanted to do it and openly admitted that she was too scared.  I couldn't blame her as it is very high.  On Wednesday, the last swim practice for the year, Sofia decided to give it a go.  She watched Nils, Lars' younger brother and Ali's friend, climb the ladder and jump into the pool from the high dive.  That made up her mind and she was going for it.  I couldn't believe that she was really going to do it.  I assumed she would get up there and then look down at the pool and turn around and climb down the ladder.  I was wrong and she actually jumped into the pool.  She LOVED it.  She just kept doing it over and over after that until it was the end of the practice.   Here is the video of her going off the high dive.

Sofia also takes swimming during the school day and she brought home her certificate today. She has achieved level six in the NPTS (National Plan for Teaching Swimming). This means she is, "Developing effective swimming skills - including coordinated breathing - across all strokes is the focus of this stage. Learners also have to swim a distance of 25metres using a stroke of the swimmer’s choice. Children also learn about aspects of water safety and about preparing properly for exercise." She has done a super job this year with her swimming!