Geethika is eight years old and attends Elon Park Elementary. When she is not swimming, she likes reading, singing, and riding her bike. Her favorite memory at Charlotte Aquatics is learning how to dive. Her favorite strokes are butterfly and front crawl. When asked how swimming has changed her life, Geethika said, “It made me a confident swimmer and I enjoy swimming now.” Geethika would like to say thanks to Charlotte Aquatics and Charlotte Aquatics would like to say thank you to Geethika for being such an awesome student!

 

 

 

 

 Haruka is a third grader at Ballantyne Elementary. She has been swimming with us for a year and a half and has demonstrated continual improvement.  She has put her hard earned patches in a scrapbook. Haruka is a hard worker and we are very proud of her accomplishments.

 

  

 

Jack is a second grader at Endhaven Elementary. When he is not swimming at Charlotte Aquatics he is very active playing soccer, riding his bike, playing Wii and with his Pokemon cards.  Because Jack is such a great swimmer, one of his best swimming memories is swimming with the turtles in Barbados. His favorite stroke is the front crawl and is mum has sewn all of his coveted patches on his swim shorts. Jack feels that swimming has changed is life by making him stronger and allowing him to have more fun at the pool in the summer. When you ask him what he likes most about Charlotte Aquatics, his answer is “Mr. Mike and Ms. Gigi!” Jack has many great memories of Charlotte Aquatics but his favorite is going of the Tarzan rope for the first time! Congratulations Jack for all your hard work!

 

Lucie is a seventh grader at the British American School and is a great student in and out of the water. When she is not swimming she is doing homework, reading, walking, or cheerleading.  Her favorite stroke is the breastroke and she feels that swimming has changed her life by making her safer in the water and allowing her to have more fun in the water.  She has all of her level patches safely stored away in her bedroom. When asked what her favorite swimming memory is, she replies, “I don’t have one specific. All moments were a great experience!”  And of course, her favorite thing about Charlotte Aquatics is the teachers.