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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]By what age do kids know how to swim around here? [/quote]4-6 yo[/quote]

Wow that seems young to me. I'm my area it's by age 8[/quote]

I live here and agree it is young. People in the DMV are intense and weird about all these milestones -- swimming, riding a bike, potty training, you name it. Earlier is always better.

On the other hand, the intense pressure of this area meant my kid was a decent swimmer who didn't need any kind of floaty by age 5. I'll admit this is pretty nice when we go on vacation. Obviously you still have to watch the kids and I wouldn't let a 5 yr old go swimming alone, but it was pretty nice to know she has all the basic water safety skills and can even swim the full length of a pool at such a young age.

She still doesn't know how to ride a bike without training wheels though, and the parents in our neighborhood act like this might be a sign of special needs. Again, 5 years old. People here are crazy![/quote]

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