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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In terms of getting my little kids with terrible form to actually learn to swim, I found the teens to be better than the adults. Maybe because they’re more fun?  Or because I was cheap and able to pay for 1-1 lessons with the teens but did group lessons with the pros?

Anyway for literally learning to swim I thought the teen 1-1 and small group summer lessons were the best bang for the buck.

If your goal is competitive swimming I defer to others.[/quote]

I was going to say the same thing.  I have a teen sons who junior coach and teach lessons year round but isn't a club swimmer.  He swims A meets on our smaller less competitive team, but is definitely not a superstar swimmer.

But he's a child whisperer.  He's fantastic at helping kids get over their fear, great at motivating kids to push themselves as far as distance, and great at helping kids get legal in all 4 strokes.

If your kid is past those benchmarks then yes, a professional or a highly talented club kid with a perfect stroke is probably a better choice.  But on the other hand, being able to do something, especially something you don't really remember learning (like a 16 year old who doesn't remember not being able to put their head in the water), doesn't always translate into being able to teach it, and dealing with little kids is an entirely different talent than swimming.  [/quote]

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