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[quote=Anonymous]Lake is different. I have been a WSI and taught in both pools and lakes, the latter at summer camp. I have had year-round swim team kids who just couldn’t translate pool skills to the lake, and other kids who started as relatively weak swimmers but had only ever swam in the lake who became very reliable strong lake swimmers. 7 is little and stopping in the middle of open water and treading water is physically challenging for a kid who usually has a walk to grab after a lap. My DD has some friends dealing with this right now and still struggling at age 10-11. I’m an open water swimmer and I see adults also struggle with this when they try their first open water swims. The mental side of it is even harder. You’ll need to do a lot more swim lessons at home to build endurance but it would also be good to try to vacation somewhere where you can get her more comfortable with non-pool water.[/quote]
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