swimming | Katja Patersonová

Swimming

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:10:15 +0000

Katja, we don’t swim because some coach thinks we have skill, or because some race will be easily won, or because we like some teammate. We swim because the water needs a swimmer like us and deserves the fastest we can give it.

The swimmers

Wed, 31 May 2023 22:28:21 +0000

Sometimes as a parent one has to encourage their child to do something their child doesn't want to do. That time can today. I had to pull teeth to get Katja to come to the pool with me today. I told her she only needed to swim 3 laps. After much cajoling we got to the car. By the time she got to the pool, she had a kick board and was off. I got a few laps in and she met me at the far wall of the 25 yard lane. She says to me: " I want to swim 12 laps". And so she did. So.. from poolside observer 4 years ago so swim partner today.

Swimming and not

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 18:51:00 +0000

Being a solo parent is hard. Sometimes it can mean taking your kids with you to do the thing you do.

I Swim in the mornings to keep my sanity. But this means figuring out what my little girl can do without me while I swim. One particular cold morning I helped her with her bag of things to do including drawing and music and my warm sleeping bag.

Katja and her things

Frozen deck at the pool.

Summer fun

Sat, 01 Sep 2018 15:13:00 +0000

Katja went on this water feature. they wouldn’t let her go with a life jacket. So we took it off. She could swim the whole length with it on. But sinks with it off. She made it as far as the arrow before I dove in to get her.