1. Being skinny has its benefits
2. Despite previous opinions to the contrary, Connor has no brains.
On the first point. Because Connor has no body fat, he chills easily in the pool. In order to extend his time in the pool so that we don't just run in, get wet, and run back out to the warm shower, Ed and I have always opted to dress Connor in a wetsuit. Because of this, when Connor does a belly flop, back flop, or any other kind of flop, it doesn't actually hurt that much. This is not true of the divers wearing regular swim suits. Diving involves tears, people. Real. Tears. (And moms who say "try again!" and "it doesn't hurt that badly" - which is assinine, given that the kids' skin is BRIGHT RED.)
Connor has been spared this fate, and always looks forward to his next turn - though he is a complete space cadet and the coach or I often have to shout "CONNOR!" in order to bring him from his fog up the steps of the diving board for his turn.
On the second point. Connor can now do a flip off of the diving board. I think that's all the supporting evidence you need.
First, the dive:
Now, the flip:
For that first flip, the coach actually flipped Connor. The next two were performed unassisted.
Elaine
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