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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone just taught their kid themselves instead of doing lessons?[/quote] Yes. It isn’t hard and I’m not a swimmer. I can “swim” meaning I can tread water and get access the pool several lengths over and over, but it isn’t pretty. I don’t know strokes- more like some version of a freestyle doggie paddle. My DD was 4 when pools opened back up post pandemic shut down. But group swim lessons still weren’t happening. We went to open swim as a family about twice weekly. When we started going back, she wouldn’t even get off the pool steps even with floaty on. Within a few months, she was swimming across the pool unassisted. We just would play around, coax her in with games, use the noodles a lot. She pretty much picked it up with some assistance in getting confident in the water. When lessons started she was ready to learn proper strokes [/quote]
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