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[quote=Anonymous]Most people who drown inhale water into their lungs, then go straight down because air-filled lungs are a major factor in keeping someone afloat. Many never make a sound. Learning to only exhale while the face is underwater is the primary requirement for learning to swim. Coordinated strokes are not so important and are not developmentally possible for many five year olds. Work on jumping in, face going under, and bobbing back up. Don't attempt to teach children to swim until they have mastered this without choking on swallowed water. Most group lessons are worthless or worse and often taught by teens or college kids with no concept of how to teach swimming. I consider swimming a basic life skill and have taught many children, though I specialize in adult beginners. I do not live in the DC area but my grandkids do. I'm glad to see many here are teaching their kids. Water park "wave pools" are a drowning menace. Don't allow your kids near them.[/quote]
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