VIDEO - Pirates & Plebes in Action

JAMIE:  Jamie demonstrating a relaxed back float.  Click to see Jamie swim:  Jamie (15 mo.):  Jamie1  Jamie2  Jamie3  and Jamie (18 mo.) - at 18 months she has learned to roll to her stomach to swim and roll onto her back to breathe.  Jamie (20 mo.) - She doesn't do 1-2-3-4-roll; she does 1-roll, but it gets the job done.  Jamie (22 mo.)  Jamie (22 mo.) "Monkey, Monkey, Monkey"

COURTNEY:  Click to see Courtney walk-the-plank and demonstrate her back floating.  Courtney is a B-T student and she was almost three and a half when this video was shot on January 24, 2006. 

JACK:  Jack is ten months old in this video:  Jack1

TOMMY:  Our first official Plebe, Tommy, 2, learned how to float on his back during his first session.  Tommy can hold this position without assistance for the count of ten and then roll onto his stomach to grab his coach or the wall.  Congratulations, Tommy!  He is just beginning to learn to roll from his front to his back.  (6/22/06)  Update on Tommy:  Here are two videos of Tommy swimming with his clothes on...including shoes!  Tommy1  Tommy2 (8/3/06)

KATIE:  Check out the video of two-year-old Katie recovering to her back.  Katie1  Katie2 (8/2/06)

RYAN:  Jamie's friend Ryan is learning to swim using the same method.