A premature baby who weighed less than 3lb when she was born 10 weeks early is now mastering the art of free diving. Mara Wasik isn’t quite five months old yet but she has already started swimming on her own under water.
Her mum Nikki said: “She is just a little mermaid. She has come through so much, against all the odds.”Mara – whose name is Gaelic for the sea – is already an old hand at swimming, reports the Daily Record .
And last week, her dad Shane, who swims with sharks for a living, gave her a taste of free diving. Shane, 37, said Mara is a natural water baby.
He added: “We have been swimming with Mara a few times but this was the first time I have tried to do something underwater.
“She is doing really well now after her rough start in the world. “She’ll soon be five months old and she’s taking to the water well. She’s not quite ready for the Atlantic yet but a 30 degree pool is fine.”
Mara was born 10 weeks early so because she was too small to feed, her birth weight of 3lb 6oz dropped to just 2lb 13oz.
She spent six weeks in a special baby care unit because she was so small.
