She watched him carefully now that she could see his arms and his hands properly and after a moment she copied, changing her movements to mimic what he was doing. She remembered to keep her hands cupped like she was trying to catch the water.

After a few moments she took a breath, just in case this all went wrong and she went under again and lifted her feet off the ground.

It was a strange feeling and she fought away the instant of panic as there was nothing holding her up except her hands, circling and pushing the water.

She stayed up for a few seconds before a wave knocked her balance and she went under. At least this time she remembered to put her feet down and she stood up spluttering again.

She's not about to give up.