It's all about water confidence

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Along with dancer. singer and actress Zaynah has set her sights on being a mermaid.
I've always told her she can be whatever she wants, so mermaid it was.  First things first get swimming which is why being a mermaid was a great idea.  I think you don't have to be training for the Olympics to swim but everyone should be water confidence.

Zaynah's first lesson didn't go to smoothly at first and was full on tears but Dave (swimming instructor) didn't let Zaynah give up and got her into the water.

The next few weeks no tears but clinging onto the bar around the sides for dear life.   The class was mainly a group of children from Cheeky Monkeys after school club (approx 10) so it was a big class.  Then they had to stop coming for whatever reason so it was only Zaynah and Leo and she went from strength to strength.


Zaynah loves swimming now but quite annoyingly always takes her hair out because apparently mermaids don't have their hair in bobbles!!  




We did try swimming at Cocksmoore leisure centre when Zaynah was only a few months old and we had fun but once it got to winter going home on the bus was not pleasant just cold. 






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