All About Recreational Swimming
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I would like to check with parents who send their kids for weekly swimming lessons - how long do they generally take to learn to swim?
I know every kid is different but can anyone kindly share how long they take to swim breadth/lap/without board/breast stroke/freestyle?
My DS (7+) attends weekly swimming lessons for more than 8 months.
He is not that type who is afraid of water, in fact he loves it but he is still swimming with the board after all these while and he cant swim a single breadth without stopping and cant trap water for long.
Other kids in his class (abt his age) are also at the same pace as him.
I start to wonder if his coach is \"lazy\" because I noted how fast some kids learnt in other classes and their coaches seem stricter.
I spoke to my DS's coach and he kept saying all kids are different lah.. hv to go along with their pace lah..
As much as I want my DS to enjoy swimming (he likes this coach), I couldnt help but thk if he is \"dragging\" the lessons so that he can earn more?.... :scratchhead: -
Hi
Changing an instructor can be a consideration. However, it really depends on your child if he is really willing to learn, or he is just having fun there. It might be the board that gives your child the sense of security, hence he depends on the board to swim. You can consider going down for one of his swim classes and see how his coach teaches. If you really don’t think he’s doing well there, you can then change an instructor.
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My DS is also 7+. He has been learning swimming since 2+ but is still swimming with board too.
He was water-phobic when he was much younger so for him to be able to reach where he is now has been a real big obstacle.
However, since the day he dared to enter water with no issues and swimming with board has been around 1.5years. He is finally attempting to swim w/o board but unable to do it for more than 3 strokes.
I have recently changed a coach. This is the 4th coach since he started swimming. Sometimes, a change of coach and environment may help to spur the child on for a moment which might help to overcome the hurdle. For DS’s case, every changed of coach, I do see improvement cos he was already stagnant and too comfortable at where he was with the previous coach.
A lot depends on your gut feel and judgement. DS’s previous swim school was particular about gliding on water from the wall and if he cant overcome that, they refused to let him progress.
I felt that gliding can come in later. To me, I feel that if they dont feel scared or feel as if they will drown, they will dare to glide. That made me changed coach after 1year +. -
iLoveChubby:
Can you or your spouse swim? If either of you can swim, suggest you take your child into the pool once and then you can determine the issue.I would like to check with parents who send their kids for weekly swimming lessons - how long do they generally take to learn to swim?
I know every kid is different but can anyone kindly share how long they take to swim breadth/lap/without board/breast stroke/freestyle?
My DS (7+) attends weekly swimming lessons for more than 8 months.
He is not that type who is afraid of water, in fact he loves it but he is still swimming with the board after all these while and he cant swim a single breadth without stopping and cant trap water for long.
Other kids in his class (abt his age) are also at the same pace as him.
I start to wonder if his coach is \"lazy\" because I noted how fast some kids learnt in other classes and their coaches seem stricter.
I spoke to my DS's coach and he kept saying all kids are different lah.. hv to go along with their pace lah..
As much as I want my DS to enjoy swimming (he likes this coach), I couldnt help but thk if he is \"dragging\" the lessons so that he can earn more?.... :scratchhead:
We did that before. -
rong05:
Sometimes, a change of coach and environment may help to spur the child on for a moment which might help to overcome the hurdle. For DS's case, every changed of coach, I do see improvement cos he was already stagnant and too comfortable at where he was with the previous coach.
Hi rong05!
Thanks for sharing!... Agree with you on the above.. i shall monitor and watch my DS's progress more closely before making a decision.
But he likes this coach becos he can be in his \"playing\" mode in e class.. shall see how..ksi:
From what i hear fr my DH (who now swims with him after his class), he said my DS seems to be swimming/doing the same thing for the past few mths, nothing interesting/new.iLoveChubby:
Can you or your spouse swim? If either of you can swim, suggest you take your child into the pool once and then you can determine the issue.
We did that before.
We did mention to my DS abt the possibility of changing his class and he gave this super loud protest of \"NOOOOOOO!!!....\"....
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sometimes in a too comfortable environment will also delay e development of the child.
Need to give a little of push then they will wake up
just my 2 cents -
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