Channing's swimming lessons

This summer Channing's swimming lessons were less conventional. The class he took taught him survival skills such as: how to blow up your shirt and pants as flotation devices while in the water (the teacher had them jump in one day fully dressed with shoes to practice), how to save someone who is drowning, basic CPR, and low energy strokes (side stroke, breast stroke, back float). they also taught the kids how to jump in without breaking bones (I guess in case they ever attempt high cliff jumping). Channing absolutely thought it was the coolest thing he'd ever done. He now thinks he and his dad should go out on a lake in a canoe and tip it over on purpose to practice all that he learned. Last day of class, they had races of side stroke, breast stroke, and back stroke. Channing won the back stroke, and came in 2nd on side stroke and breast stroke. He lost those 2 to one of his best friends, Kamiko. His ego was a little bruised because she is a "girl".