Confidence

I love the feeling of giving confidence to a child.

In all my years of being involved with aquatic activities, nothing has compared to the thrill of seeing a previously "water shy" child swimming unaided and confidently all around the pool.

Sometimes, on the first day, a child may even be too scared to put his or her face in the water. Given the guidance and the praise they need, before they realize it, they are having fun and are on the path to swimming!