A small child learning to swim becomes familiar with the water through quiet lakes, friendly rivers, and family storytime before attempting a bigger body of water.
When the ball Louie was palying with at Camp of Champs rolled toward the water, he chased after it. Instead of catching the ball, Louie fell into the water and nearly drowned because Charlie, who was supervising the youngsters, had looked away for a critical moment. After Louie was safe and sound again, the campers and their leaders made plans to insure that all the campers would be safety swimmers in the future.
Provides step-by-step instructions for improving one's competitive swimming, covering rules and regulations, equipment, skills, drills, safety, becoming physically fit, and typical training and race days for a professional swimmer.
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.
