It was the culmination of Freya’s current swimming school course today, and she came away with two badges.

The first is an octopus badge, or maybe “The Octopus”, which has no real meaning, being given to all the children at the end of the course. At best one could say it is a decorative memory of the thousand-odd crowns it costs for the eight lessons.

The second emblem Freya received was “The Grebe“, which required her to perform, three times, the following:

Jump into the pool
Swim underwater (meaning being pushed – not as severe as it sounds)
Having her eyes open under water

We’ve also been practising for the next badge, “The Blue Crab”, and she is not far from being able to complete it. The next class starts, conveniently, next Monday, so a few more weeks may see Freya coming home with another prestigious piece of metal.