BRAVE HANNAH WINS WATER BABY AWARD
BRAVE little water baby Hannah McGinn, has certainly faced a lot in her first two and a half years.
The Dundalk toddler has been attending ‘Water Babies’ classes since she was three months old, where she has flourished with the help of her dad Brian.
Hannah learned that her mum Jennifer was expecting twins early in 2019 and because the babies arrived early at just 24 weeks, she was separated from her mum for six weeks after their birth.
She met her brother and sister when they were first born, however sadly she said goodbye to her little sister after just a few days.
Hannah has only been able to spend time with her baby brother Cathal a handful of times over the last six months, as he is an inpatient in Temple Street hospital.
But her parents Brian and Jennifer have proudly spoken about her remarkable achievements against all the odds over the last two year.
Throughout all of the chaos at home, the one thing that remained constant for little Hannah was her swimming lessons every Sunday at Integral leisure centre in Bettystown.
In her mum’s absence, her dad took over swimming and Hannah has become a strong and independent little two and a half year old, with an excellent understanding of the world around her.
Hannah has even toilet trained herself and learned how to sleep on her own in her own bed.
Mum Jennifer added: ‘I honestly believe that she has learned a huge amount of this from her swimming lessons.
Hannah packs her own swimming bag the night before and is enjoying being back in the pool after her Christmas break.’
She was among a number of exceptional young swimmers who were presented with ‘Water Babies Little Heroes’ awards recently.