Alfie the polar bear loves to do the Polar Bear Paddle, but although his brothers tell him he is too old for the baby pool they are too busy to teach him how to swim in the sea and he must turn to Diving Bird and Seal for help.
Though little Reina has promised not to swim in the waves during her first trip to the ocean, it becomes intolerable for her to keep that promise as her cousins frolic in the water--and then she finds a solution to her problem.
A young girl describes her experiences the summer she takes swimming lessons, learns the basic strokes, and participates in the swim team's last meet of the season.