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[quote=Anonymous]I would have taken him out if that class and switched him into another session of that level of swimming. My 3 kids have done progressive swimming classes and even though the classes were leveled with descriptions of the pre-requisites there is a really big range in the abilities of the kids. So level 4 class where they might swim 2 laps of backstroke might have a kid who swims straight and fast and is an older kid in the class and a kid who is the youngest in the age group for the class who doesn't swim straight, is slow, and struggles to complete the 2 laps. For my sensitive kid I made sure he wasn't ever the slowest, weakest swimmer by far in the group because it is demoralizing and if he was so exhausted trying to keep up I was worried about him tiring and swallowing water and going under. If there was another slow swimmer then it was fine. The other problem with being the slowest swimming last is often you are last go swim then by the time you complete 2 laps and return the instructor has moved on to explaining what they are doing next and you don't have much time to rest. Is your child noticeably slower than the other kids in the class? Not that it makes it right for the instructor to be negative but it means your child might not be enjoying the class.[/quote]

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