5 Reasons I Love Swimming for my Sons

5 Reasons I Love Swimming for my Sons

I grew up a swimmer, so I love the sport in general. When I was a little girl there was nothing else I wanted to do but swim. It was my passion throughout all of my childhood and young adulthood life.

I absolutely love that my sons love to swim.

And I absolutely love that 3 of them (Henry’s too young) are on a swim team together.

Watching my sons swim, it warms my heart.

It’s funny, now as a parent, I have a different mindset towards swimming. I used to love swimming as a child because I felt I was good at it. I loved racing and I loved being able to swish through the water as fast as I possibly could.

Watching my sons swim… I love it for them, for different reasons.

1) I love that it’s an individual sport, where you literally are racing against yourself every single time, just trying to get a personal best. It’s been teaching my son William the importance of goal making.

2) I love that it’s a sport that they can do with girls and boys. I see them at practice enjoying themselves with everyone, and I love that.

3) I love that they’re working every muscle in their body. It’s such a healthy sport and it’s a wonderful way for them to stay in shape and stay healthy.

4) I love that swimming has become more and more mainstream, thanks to people like Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. I think it’s important for them to see that you can take swimming far and make a career out of it if you want to.

5) I love that it’s building endurance for them. It’s the kind of sport that you need to be “in the game” for at every practice, and the harder you work, the better you get.

6) *BONUS… I love that they know how to swim. It’s such an important skill to have and to know throughout their life.

So today… as we go into their first swim meet of the season, we’re ready!

Here we go McClelland BOYS!

About Audrey

Audrey McClelland has been a digital influencer since 2005. She’s a mom of 5 and shares tips on her three favorite things: parenting, fashion and beauty. She’s also a Contemporary Romance Author.

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